The ADA Legacy Tour - June 25: Madison, WI

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will turn twenty-five on July 26, 2015. And a big anniversary deserves a BIG celebration! That's why we're partnering with individuals and organizations around the country to prepare for 2015. How will YOU celebrate?

Join us in celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the ADA!  You are invited to celebrate the milestone anniversary of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act).  Join us for music, art, and fun interactive displays focused on how far we’ve come in ensuring equality and equal access for everyone. Join us in…

• PRESERVING and promoting the history of the disability rights movement.
• CELEBRATING the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as well as those who worked tirelessly for its passage in 1990.
• LEARNING about opportunities to create greater understanding, inclusion, and access in the future.

This event will feature interactive displays and the photos of Milwaukee photojournalist, Tom Olin.  Tom is the premier social documentarian of the disability rights movement as well as leader of the ADA Legacy Tour bus. His photos have been featured at the Smithsonian and the United Nations as well as in the Washington Post and numerous other publications & books.

The ADA Legacy Tour is rolling across the country raising awareness and building excitement toward ADA25 - the 25th anniversary of the ADA in 2015! The Tour includes:

• The "Road to Freedom" ADA Bus - which traveled to 48 states in 2007 to raise support for the ADA Amendments Act - courtesy of the Disability Rights Center and driven by veteran disability rights photographer, Tom Olin;
• a four-panel display on the history of self-advocacy, courtesy of the Museum of disABILITY History;
• displays on The ADA Legacy Project and its effort to preserve of disability history; celebrate disability history milestones; and educate future generations of disability advocates;
• a "Because of the ADA . . ." booth where you can post your thoughts and photos to illustrate the difference the ADA has made in your life;
• the ADA quilt - add your signature to thousands of others who have participated in the Tour;
• displays on the history of the Road to Freedom Tour;
• an information table with handouts on The ADA Legacy Project and the ADA, plus information from our partners and sponsors; and
• events, workshops, artifacts, and other programming provided by local hosts.

Six of the Tour stops will be housed at the Abilities Expo, one of our major Tour partners. These stops will include a workshop on the ADA, courtesy of the ADA National Network.

Each stop will have a unique theme and purpose.  Join the ADA Legacy Tour on June 25th in Madison, WI!