Sharon Pennock
Fri, 01 Oct 2021 15:12:00 +0000
7th grade, 8th grade, 9th grade

This lesson plan is a guide for how you can have a discussion with your
students about the history of the ADA and, more specifically, the Capitol
Crawl, which was a protest that was successful in urging congress to vote
on the ADA. The lessons center around a 9 minute video that tells the story
of the Capitol Crawl. There is a worksheet that goes with this lesson.

Image description: photograph of dozens of protesters on the steps of the
Capitol building. Some are standing, some in wheelchairs, many are crawling
up the steps.

Access is a Civil Right - Capitol Crawl Lesson PDF

Lesson summary:

This lesson plan is a guide for how you can have a discussion with your students about the history of the ADA and, more specifically, the Capitol Crawl, which was a protest that was successful in urging congress to vote on the ADA. The lesson center around a 9 minute video that tells the story of the Capitol Crawl. There is a worksheet that goes with this lesson.

Subject and topic:

American History, Civil Rights

Grade level:

7 - 9

Duration:

30 to 50 minutes