The ADA Legacy Tour

The ADA Legacy Tour is complete! Between July 25, 2014 - July 28, 2015, The ADA Legacy Tour logged 23,000, making more than 115 stops in 33 states to raise awareness and build excitement toward ADA25 - the 25th anniversary of the ADA in 2015! Driven by veteran disability rights photographer Tom Olin, the Tour included:

• The "Road to Freedom" ADA Bus - which traveled to 48 states in 2007 to raise support for the ADA Amendments Act - courtesy of the Disability Rights Center;
• a four-panel display on the history of self-advocacy, courtesy of the Museum of disABILITY History;
• displays on The ADA Legacy Project and its effort to preserve of disability history; celebrate disability history milestones; and educate future generations of disability advocates;
• the ADA quilt - add your signature to thousands of others who have participated in the Tour;
• displays on the history of the Road to Freedom Tour; and
• information, giveaways, events, workshops, artifacts, and other programming provided by local hosts.

The ADA Legacy Tour Schedule

2014

1. July 25-27: Houston,TX hosted by Abilities Expo (Tour Kick-off!)
2. Parsons, Kansas
3. Des Moines, Iowa
4. August 6: St. Paul, MN hosted by Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities; View photo gallery of the St. Paul event.
5. Washington, Pennsylvania
6. September 5-7: Boston,MA hosted by Abilities Expo
7. Allentown, Pennsylvania
8. September 17-18: Millersville, PA hosted by Millersville University of Pennsylvania
9. Washington, Pennsylvania
10. Louisville, Kentucky
11. Memphis, Tennessee
12. Little Rock, Arkansas
13. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
14. October 8-10: Albuquerque, NM hosted by the 2014 Southwest Conference on Disability 
15. October 17-20: Albuquerque, NM hosted by APRIL Conference
16. Fresno, California
17. Marin County, California
18. Hayward, California
19. November 21-23: Bay Area, CA hosted by Abilities Expo
20. San Jose, California
21. November 25: Berkeley, CA, Ed Roberts Campus, 11:00 to 2:00.
22. December 2: Phoenix, AZ, Arizona Bridge to Independent Living.

2015

1. January 28-31: Orlando, FL, hosted by the Assistive Technology Industry Association and the Florida Independent Living Council, Inc.
2. February 27th: San Antonio, http://evasheroes.org/
3. March 1: Hutto, TX - http://www.thehuttonews.com/news/article_f78fdd5a-b167-11e4-a430-3f8c1570c8cc.html
4. March 1-4: Austin, TX - http://texasada25.txsilc.org/2014/01/bus-tour-dates-finalized/ * Austin Photo Gallery
5. March 6-8: Los Angeles, CA - Abilities Expo
6. March 9-13: Denver, CO - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Atlantis-Community-Inc/232863653391920 * Denver Photo Gallery
7. March 18: Topeka, KS - http://www.tilrc.org/assests/ada25tilrc35.html
8. March 30-31: Columbia, MO - http://www.silcolumbia.org/ada/
9. April 2: Bentonville, AR, Walmart Distribution Center
10. April 7-8: Hot Springs, AR - https://www.facebook.com/events/1434686760161911/
11. April 10-11: Memphis, TN - https://sites.google.com/site/mcilaction/coming-up/adatour
12. April 15-17: Nashville, TN - http://www.cilmtn.org/ada-legacy-tour-celebration-.html, http://vkc.mc....
13. April 19: Disability Rights Fun Run, Senator Harkin, Union Station, Washington, DC - http://www.adaptfunrun.net/
14. April 20: Arlington, VA - http://ecnv.org/ada25.html
15. April 23-25: Grand Rapids, MI - http://disartfestival.org/ada-legacy-tour-bus/
16. April 29-30: Buffalo, NY- http://museumofdisability.org/information/news-and-events/ , https://www.facebook.com/museumofdisability
17. May 2: Morgantown, WV - https://www.facebook.com/events/383608141843750/
18. May 3-4: Greensboro, NC - http://uncgnow.uncg.edu/ada-legacy-tour-stops-uncg/
19. May 5-6: Raleigh, NC
20. May 8: Gainesville, GA, https://www.facebook.com/AccessToABetterTomorrow?fref=ts&ref=br_tf
21. May 10: ADA Symposium and NCCHR, Atlanta, GA - http://www.adasymposium.org/ , http://www.wheel2live.net/home
22. May 12: Johnson City, TN - https://drctn.wordpress.com/2015/03/27/ada-legacy-national-tour-is-comin...
23. May 13-14: Knoxville, TN - https://www.facebook.com/pages/disABILITY-Resource-Center/344324208924529
24. May 15-16: Mobility Expo, Atlanta, GA - http://www.themobilityexpo.com/ada25.html
25. May 19: Birmingham, AL, http://drradvocates.org/
26. May 21: Montgomery, AL, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Montgomery-Center-for-Independent-Living/...
27. May 22: Gainesville, GA, https://www.facebook.com/AccessToABetterTomorrow?fref=ts&ref=br_tf
28. May 27: Interfaith Summit, Atlanta, GA, http://faithanddisability.org/projects/ada-25th-anniversary/
29. May 29: Augusta, GA - http://www.waltonoptions.org/ADA25
30. May 30: Aiken, SC - http://www.waltonoptions.org/ADA25
31. June 1-2: Charleston, SC - https://www.facebook.com/SCAbility?fref=ts
32. June 3: Columbia, SC - http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=c86fb5ede9ea4a8329ed696f6&id=87113f3bf8
33. June 4: Anderson, SC, https://www.facebook.com/events/365108443689003/
34. June 5: Greenville, SC, http://greenvillecan.org/ada-25th-anniversary-event/
35. June 6: Anderson, SC, https://www.facebook.com/events/981084071924323/
36. June 8-9: ADA Bus meets Disability Rights Museum on Wheels, Charlotte, NC
37. June 12: Shepherd Center, Atlanta, GA
38. June 13: SDS, USBLN and NCCHR, Atlanta, GA, http://disability.publichealth.gsu.edu/2015/03/20/ada-25-georgia/
39. June 15: Mt. Vernon, IL, http://abilitychicagoinfo.blogspot.com/2015/06/ada-legacy-bus-tour-stops...
40. June 16: Springfield, IL
41. June 18: Indianapolis, IN - http://www.adaindiana.org/index.php?pageId=124
42. June 19: Blommington, IN - http://www.adaindiana.org/index.php?pageId=124
43. June 20: Monticello, IN - http://www.adaindiana.org/index.php?pageId=124
44. June 25: Madison, WI - https://wisconsinadastories.org/schedule
45. June 26-27: Milwaukee, WI - https://wisconsinadastories.org/schedule-milwaukee
46. June 30: New York Mills, MN, Photo op for John Nousaine
47. July 2: Billings, MT - http://www.liftt.org/2015/06/join-liftt-in-celebrating-25-years-of-the-ada/
48. July 3: Great Falls, MT - http://www.liftt.org/2015/06/join-liftt-in-celebrating-25-years-of-the-ada/
49. July 3: Helena, MT - http://www.summitilc.org/newsletter/
50. July 4: Missoula, MT - http://www.summitilc.org/ada25.html
51. July 7; Duluth, MN
52. July 7: Superior, WI - https://wisconsinadastories.org/schedule-superior
53. July 11: Rochester, NY- https://www.facebook.com/rochestercdr
54. July 13-14: New York, NY - http://www.nyc.gov/html/mopd/ada25nyc/html/home/home.shtml , https://plus.google.com/+ADA25CelebrateJuly26/posts
55. July 17: Forest Park, IL - http://www.ada25chicago.org/calendar/road-to-freedom-ada-bus/
56. July 18: Chicago, IL - http://www.ada25chicago.org/
57. July 20: Toledo, OH - http://www.abilitycenter.org/news-and-events/zooday
58. July 21: Detroit, MI - https://www.adamichigan.wordpress.com
59. July 22-23: Columbus, OH -http://www.ada25columbus.com/
60. July 25: Philadelphia, PA - https://www.facebook.com/DisabilityPridePhiladelphia
61. July 26: Wilmington, DE -
62. July 26: Baltimore, MD - http://mdod.maryland.gov/news/Pages/2015ADA.aspx
63. July 26: Washington, D.C. - http://americanhistory.si.edu/ADA25, http://www.2540celebration.com/ , http://www.ncil.org/2015-annual-conference-on-independent-living/

Where is The ADA Legacy Tour now?

The ADA Legacy Tour is complete. However, Tom Olin is continuing to drive the Road to Freedom Bus across the country to continue to celebrate important milestones in disability history and raise awareness about disablity issues. If you would like the Road to Freedom Bus to visit your community, please contact Janine Bertram.

(photo by Tom Olin)