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International Day of Persons with Disabilities leads today's complete edition for United States.
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A United Nations observance focused on disability rights, access, inclusion, and dignity.
A day for sinking in, putting your feet up, reading something good, and the simple pleasure of resting properly.
In America, the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) was signed in 1990. Curb cuts, ramps, closed captioning, and service dogs are now part of everyday life. The ADA was the result of decades of activism, including the Capitol Crawl in 1990, when disabled activists abandoned their wheelchairs and crawled up the steps of the Capitol. The steps were 83 feet. They crawled every inch.