Tag: Americans with Disabilities Act

  • Mind the Accessibility Gap

    Headshot of Meredith Peruzzi
    By Meredith Peruzzi
    When we talk about equity, diversity, and inclusion in museums, we have a usual list of groups we mention: Black and Indigenous people, other people of color, LGBTQIA+ people, unhoused people, socioeconomically disadvantaged people, and …

  • More Than Human: extending the spectrum of ability

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    By Elizabeth Merritt
    “If I could snap my fingers and be nonautistic, I  would not. Autism is part of who I am.”—Temple Grandin The year 2015 marked the 25th anniversary of the  Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which banned discrimination against people …

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