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  2. 504 Sit-in - Wikipedia

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    The 504 Sit-in was a disability rights protest that began on April 5, 1977. People with disabilities and the disability community occupied federal buildings in the United States in order to push the issuance of long-delayed regulations regarding Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 .

  3. American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities - Wikipedia

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    The coalition's national advocacy effort, culminating in a raucous 10-city sit in, including a record 25 days at the San Francisco HEW building, has had lasting effects. Section 504 requires non-discrimination on the basis of disability of any organization or agency that receives any federal funds, for any purpose.

  4. Ed Roberts (activist) - Wikipedia

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    In what came to be called the 504 Sit-in, Roberts and his peers demonstrated to enforce section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which stated that people with disabilities should not be excluded from activities, denied the right to receive benefits, or be discriminated against, from any program that uses federal financial assistance ...

  5. Corbett O'Toole - Wikipedia

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    Corbett O'Toole (born 1951) is a disability rights activist. [1] She had polio as a child. [2] She ran the Disabled Women's Coalition office with Lynn Witt in the 1970s. [2] She worked as a staff member at the Center for Independent Living in Berkeley from 1973 to 1976, and as a staff member for the Disability Rights and Education Fund (DREDF) from 1980 to 1983.

  6. Sit-in - Wikipedia

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    Benjamin Cowins during a 1961 sit-in at McCrory's lunch counter in Tallahassee A sit-in for climate action in Melbourne, Australia Human rights sit-in at the Taiwanese executive assembly. A sit-in or sit-down is a form of direct action that involves one or more people occupying an area for a protest, often to promote political, social, or ...

  7. Judith Heumann - Wikipedia

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    This sit-in, led by Heumann and organized by Cone, lasted 28 days, until May 4, 1977, with about 125 to 150 people refusing to leave. [31] It is the longest sit-in at a federal building, as of 2021. [32] Califano signed both the Education of All Handicapped Children regulations and the Section 504 regulations on April 28, 1977.

  8. Brad Lomax - Wikipedia

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    [2] In 1977, he participated in the 504 Sit-in at the San Francisco Federal Building , and encouraged the Black Panthers to provide meals and other supplies to the protestors. The protest was in response to the failure of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) to implement Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 .

  9. Joseph A. Califano Jr. - Wikipedia

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    After an ultimatum and deadline, demonstrations took place in ten U.S. cities on April 5, 1977, including the 504 Sit-in at the regional HEW offices. This sit-in, led by Judith Heumann and organized by Kitty Cone, lasted until April 30, 1977, 25 days, with more than 150 people refusing to leave. It is the longest non-violent sit-in at a federal ...