Body Politics: Disability in America
The impact of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act is visible
in parking lots, bathrooms, and public buildings across the
country. But for centuries before the ramps and signs were erected,
disabled people had to find their own ways to navigate Americ
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BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities.
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The impact of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act is visible
in parking lots, bathrooms, and public buildings across the
country. But for centuries before the ramps and signs were erected,
disabled people had to find their own ways to navigate American
society. This week on BackStory, we’re exploring the history of
disability in America, from the “ugly laws” that barred the
disabled from public spaces to the grassroots activism that set the
stage for the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The
Guys will consider how the inventor of the telephone tried to stamp
out American sign language, and how enslaved people found ways to
exploit white fears of physical disability. How have people with
disabilities shaped 21st century America? And how have American
attitudes towards disability changed?
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
in parking lots, bathrooms, and public buildings across the
country. But for centuries before the ramps and signs were erected,
disabled people had to find their own ways to navigate American
society. This week on BackStory, we’re exploring the history of
disability in America, from the “ugly laws” that barred the
disabled from public spaces to the grassroots activism that set the
stage for the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The
Guys will consider how the inventor of the telephone tried to stamp
out American sign language, and how enslaved people found ways to
exploit white fears of physical disability. How have people with
disabilities shaped 21st century America? And how have American
attitudes towards disability changed?
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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