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ADA Legacy Tour Photo Gallery

Sue Guinn Legg, Johnson City Press

The Americans With Disabilities Act Legacy Tour made a stop in Johnson City Tuesday to increase awareness of the civil rights battle people with disabilities waged to remove the societal barriers that once excluded them from their communities.

On display at the disABILITY Resource Center located in the Johnson City Professional Building at 112 East Myrtle Avenue, the tour bus brought with it large informational panels laying out history of self-advocacy for disability access and a photographic exhibit documenting the civil rights efforts that lead to the ADA’s 1990 enactment.

Conducted in conjunction the 25th anniversary of the historic civil rights act, the ADA Legacy Tour across the America kicked off last July in Houston, Texas, home of former President George H.W. Bush who signed the ADA into law, and will conclude July 26 in the nation’s capital.

“It’s such an important message to get out to all people that people with disabilities have the same rights as everyone else to access the resources they need to have a full life,” said Eric Jacobson, executive director of the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (Pictured Left with Tom Olin of the ADA Legacy Tour).

ADA Legacy Tour bus stops in Johnson City, TN. ADA Legacy Tour bus stops in Johnson City, TN. ADA Legacy Tour bus stops in Johnson City, TN. Eric Jacobson, executive director of the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities with Tom Olin of the ADA Legacy Tour Informational panel laying out history of self-advocacy for disability access seen in the tour bus. Photo trom the tour bus exhibit documenting the civil rights efforts that lead to the ADA’s 1990 enactment. Photo trom the tour bus exhibit documenting the civil rights efforts that lead to the ADA’s 1990 enactment. Photo trom the tour bus exhibit documenting the civil rights efforts that lead to the ADA’s 1990 enactment.
 
The original article appeared in the Johnson City Press on May 12, 2015.