A Conversation with Tim Olin & Jim Ward

Speakers

Tom Olin
Tom Olin
social documentarian
Peter Blanck
Peter Blanck
University Professor, BBI Chairman

Description:

Dr. Peter Blanck sits down with photographer Tom Olin and with Jim Ward, president of the Coalition for Disability Rights and Justice, in a discussion of the history of disability rights and where the disability rights movement is today. They talk about disability activism in the years leading up to and following the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.

Mr. Olin and Mr. Ward discuss ongoing efforts to transform disability rights into disability justice and agree that these two ideas aren’t as far apart as we think. They also point out that people with invisible disabilities face a unique form of discrimination and ableism, arguing that fixing these issues begins with focusing on the lived experiences of people with disabilities.

Summary

  • A discussion of the history of disability rights and where the disability rights movement is today.
  • They talk about disability activism in the years leading up to and following the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
  • The ongoing efforts to transform disability rights into disability justice and that these two ideas aren’t as far apart as we think.
  • People with invisible disabilities face a unique form of discrimination and ableism,
  • Fixing these issues begins with focusing on the lived experiences of people with disabilities.