Bookshare: Share Your ADA Story

Kes: The pandemic occurring around the 30th anniversary of the ADA certainly is providing interesting times. It's great seeing all the free webinars on how PWD can access services and apps, but I'm still hearing some people say things like, "We don't have any disabled people using our service/program/facility."

I am always amused and gratified when sighted people make me realize that being physically blind is not that much of an impairment compared to other forms of vision impairment. Leonardo Da Vinci described it like this:

There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see.

On July 26th, the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) turns 30! This landmark legislation prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in a wide range of settings, including employment, transportation, communications and access to state and local government programs and services. How has the ADA impacted your life? And what areas of disability rights do you believe most need our attention now? Take this short survey and share your story
with the Bookshare community to join the virtual celebration.
https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/5709215/ADA-30th-Story-Collection

There is also still time to join the summer readathon. Learn about it here
https://www.bookshare.org/cms/campaign/summer