35th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Sharon Pennock
Fri, 25 Jul 2025 04:14:08 +0000

In honor of the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) we are excited to share 4 new lessons we’ve reviewed that will help you bring disability history into your classrooms.

Americans with Disabilities Act Lesson by C-SPAN - grades 6 - 8

The Americans with Disabilities Act: Taking Action for Access Lesson by National History Day - grades 6-12

Disability Rights Lesson by BrainPOP - grades 3 - 8

The Fight for Disability Rights Lesson by Junior Scholastic - grades 6-8

Other related things:

Check out all of the lessons about disability history on our site.

Check out our interview from 2021 with Cassie James Holdsworth about her experience participating in the Captiol Crawl which was a pivitol moment leading to the passage of the ADA a few months later.