In Lives Worth Living, leaders of the Disability Rights Movement narrate the story of the some of the nation's most far reaching civil rights legislation.

But not only would it not happen, there was also a sense that advocating for people of color within the disability rights movement competed with trying to build a coherent disability identity.

The Disability and Culture Mini-Museum in Denver preserves the history of the disability rights movement sparked by the 1978 protest for accessible buses. To stream 9NEWS on your phone, you need ...

Pelka notes there has been an increase in interest in disability history in recent years. “It’s long overdue,” he said. Massachusetts is one of several states that recognize Disability History Month ...