Growing up in the Disability Rights Movement and the Passage of the ADA

As part of CU’s NDEAM 2021 Keynote Speaker Series: Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins, disability rights activist, discusses her involvement in disability rights as a child activist, her mentors and how they influenced her.

She outlines the importance of teaching disability rights and inclusion in school curriculum.

This presentation opens a discussion about personal empowerment, the importance of disability activism and civic engagement and important aspects of the book and ends with a Q & A.