Display screen seize of ‘Incapacity Rights” exhibition advert on Museum of the Metropolis of New York web site.
On the Museum of the Metropolis of New York (MCNY), the continuing exhibition ‘An Accessible Metropolis For All: Incapacity Rights,” celebrates incapacity historical past and honors these incapacity advocates: the late Judy Heumann, Jermaine Greaves and Denise McQuade.
Heumann was born in Brooklyn and in line with her web site, “At 18-months-old, Judy contracted polio in Brooklyn, New York and commenced to make use of a wheelchair for mobility.”
She is taken into account the “mom” of the Incapacity Rights motion, since in 1977 she led the 504 sit-in. Part 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act, which acknowledged that no program receiving federal funds may discriminate in opposition to an individual with a incapacity, was primarily based on earlier civil rights legal guidelines.
In line with the Incapacity Rights Training and Protection Fund (DREDF), “Discrimination existed in schooling, employment, housing, transportation, entry to public buildings and different services, entry to equal medical care and in lots of different areas.”
Amongst many different issues, Heumann additionally helped get the People with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) handed, together with McQuade and lots of different advocates. The legislation additionally established guidelines concerning discrimination of disabled individuals in these areas.
McQuade, who additionally had polio and later grew to become a wheelchair consumer, helped make different crucial modifications occur throughout the neighborhood. In line with the United Spinal Affiliation, she led the ADA Compliance Workplace of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) within the Eighties.
She additionally served as employees, after which the manager director of the Brooklyn Heart for the Independence of the Disabled (BCID), the place she labored on passing human rights laws and the NYC accessible constructing code.
Greaves was born with cerebral palsy, and he’s the founding father of cerebral palsy (BDLM), which began early within the pandemic, following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and lots of others.
“I’ve all the time believed in utilizing my platform to convey consciousness and foster understanding for these dwelling with disabilities,” he mentioned.
Greaves’ work has been featured in numerous publications, together with Workplace Journal, which highlighted his efforts to advertise the Black Disabled Lives Matter motion. He gained widespread consideration for his viral wheelchair dancing movies, which have been featured on Good Morning America, showcasing his optimistic spirit and dedication to spreading pleasure.
The funds raised by way of his GoFundMe marketing campaign will assist cowl the prices of important medical remedy that Greaves requires, in addition to assist his ongoing artistic and advocacy work.
To assist Greaves and his work, these can donate to the marketing campaign right here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/jermaine-greaves-fundraiser-for-medical-care.
The museum is open Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Fridays-Mondays from 10 a.m. to five p.m. These occupied with visiting the exhibit in-person can buy tickets right here: https://35948.blackbaudhosting.com/35948/tickets?tab=3&txobjid=1b87ef14-b89d-4a5c-803f-79124cc2bcd8
To assist the work of MCNY, these can donate right here: https://www.classy.org/give/538366/#!/donation/checkout.
