SAN FRANCISCO -- In 1977, over 100 disabled activists occupied a federal building in San Francisco for nearly a month, demanding their civil rights be recognized. Today, that same spirit of resistance ...

A Meeting of the Board of Trustees at Wilbur Cross Library in Storrs, Conn. Students are advocating for the creation of a disability cultural center. Photo courtesy of Sydney Chandler/The Daily Campus ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- In 1977, over 100 disabled activists occupied a federal building in San Francisco for nearly a month, demanding their civil rights be recognized. Today, that same spirit of ...

At the grand opening of Connecticut College’s Disability Cultural Center on April 1, advocate and educator John Sharon ’86 recalled organizing Conn’s first Disability Awareness Week more than 40 years ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New London — When John Sharon arrived at his Connecticut College dorm in August 1982, he had the distinction of being only the ...

Features 8,000+ artifacts documenting disability rights and culture. Preserved office of founder Henry Viscardi Jr. highlights his advocacy work. Offers school field trips, workshops, group tours and ...