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Lived Experience, Lasting Impact: Women Shaping Disability Inclusion
[…] one of the leading voices to protect Section 504 of the 1972 Rehabilitation Act, which prohibited discrimination against Americans with disabilities by any institutions that receive federal funding. In 1977, Heumann led the historic 4-week sit-ins, which resulted in the signing of Section 504. As her influence increased, she worked to establish the Independent […]