ADA Diaries Gallery

This collection of personal testimonies, newspaper articles, and official communications played a critical role in making the American with Disabilities Act of 1990 possible.

For centuries, people with disabilities lived without rights, were oppressed by social stigma, rejected by wide swaths of culture, and were denied access to life, to liberty, and to the pursuit of happiness. It took a dedicated band of advocates and activists to create the cultural change needed to ensure such ostracization would no longer be deemed acceptable.

These advocates and activists deserve to be honored and memorialized as veterans of democracy. Here are just a few of the many historical insights within the ADA Diaries that await your discovery

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We Plus You

To date, more than 150 people,
have helped bring  the voices,
residing in the  It’s Our Story,
archives one step closer to,
being published in  an
“accessible to all” format.

It’s Our Story is eternally grateful,
to students at Georgia State
University, UCLA, and San Diego
State, to advocacy organizations,
in North Carolina and Florida, to
individuals like you who have,
engaged with our online requests,
for support.

When combined, your small acts,
of compassion create a swelling,
wave of unity and power. Your efforts,
are as important as those of the,
people we preserve.

Thank you.

Document Transcribers

Sandy Nagel – 131 pages
Erika Jahneke – 55 pages
Julia Sain – 50 pages
Anita Smith – 41 pages
Erika Jahneke – 30 pages
Tanisha Doyle – 22 pages
Shantelle Griffith – 21 pages
Michael M. Becker – 21 pages
Randy Alexander – 20 pages
Debra R. Moore – 20 pages
Danielle Murchison – 20 pages
Randy Alexander – 20 page
Michael M Becker – 20 pages
Audrey Mason – 20 page
Daryl Wofford, 20 pages
Sharmin Kajemi,18 pages
Kayden Willians, 18 pages
Laurie Crosby, 17 pages
Rahman Nabavi, 17 pages
Jason Wheeler, 15 pages
Rueban Simms, 15 pages
Joseph Perry, 13 pages
Jennifer Harper, 12 pages
Darla Stuart, 12 pages
Amanda Maddox, 11 pages
Janice Clarke, 11 pages
Chelsea Crenshaw, 11 pages
Seshait Vassall, 11 pages
Olivia Halls, 11 pages
Alexia Schulte, 11pages
Linda Truong, 11 pages
Olivia Holmes, 11 pages
Amy Daugherty, 11 pages
amour Johnson, 11 pages
Brittney Glass, 11 pages
Michael Grantham, 11 pages
Lauren Kline, 10 pages
Quenise Newton, 10 pages
Kim Sanchez, 10 pages
Victor Smith, 10 pages
Etienne Cole, 10 pages
Clint Adams, 10 pages
Crystal Wiley. 10 pages
Nicole, 10 pages
Jillian Winston,10 pages
Matthew Alexy, 10 pages
Amanda Maddox, 10 pages
Jeremy Hunter, 10 pages
Alwyn Perrin, 10 pages
Rashaun Parmer, 10 pages
Dondette Wendler, 10 pages
Brandon Keen, 10 pages
Adriana Addleton, 10 Pages
Anna Taylor, 10 pages
Linda Truong, 10 pages
Lindsey Claud, 10 pages
Brittney Glass, 10 pages
Jillian Winston,10 pages
Danielle Smith, 10 Pages
Lauren Rogers, 10 pages
Isabelle Felix, 10 pages
Shabreia Powell, 10 pages
Alexa Schulte, 10 pages
Lynsey Hackett, 10 pages
Larce J. Carter V, 10 pages
Kristin Siegel, 10 pages
Maira Carrillo, 9 pages
Max Cytulski, 9 Pages
Brandon Keen, 9 pages
Shabreia Powell,9 Pages
Carmen Stanfield, 8 pages
Darla Stuart, 8 pages
Jill DeCusati, 7 pages
Olivia Halls, 7 pages
Joseph Perry, 7 pages
Joshua Teske, 6 pages
Cindy Vong, 6 Pages
Kara White 6 pages
Angela Marshall, 4 pages
Ronald Alexander, 5 pages
Matthew Alexy, 5 pages
Vincent Laviste, 5 pages
Alanna Deligny, 5 pages
Dominique Weaver, 4 pages
Danielle Smith, 4 pages
Debra R. Moore, 4 pages
Alina Bain 3 pages
Olivia Halls, 3 pages
Clark Goodrich, 3 pages
Remi Cole, 3 pages
Karen Carson, 3 pages
Christy Dunaway, 2 pages
Khadijah Holloway, 2 pages
Jennifer Guan, 1 page
Asad Raja, 1 page

Video Transcribers

Emily Hardy – 4 videos
Laura Guzman – 2 videos
Alysa Nix – 2 videos
Ramon Guzman – 2 videos
Regina Hibbard – 2 videos
Nick Cincotta – 2 videos
Guadalupe Samuels – 2 videos
Jean Thompson – 2 videos
O. Landin
Angelica Mata
Octavio Zio
Kerri Stucky
Alyssa Stern
Victor Piedrahita
Nancy Cavanah
Diana Salazar
Tara Rosenthall
Joanne Otten
Shirley Miller
Lorna Leathers
Alicia Ornelas
Jennifer Klepper
Erin Karrasch
Shelsea Hodge
Emily Herman
Meghann Hebeler
Angie Henao
Matthew Wilbat
Adriana Oropeza
Andrea Lisa Nava
Octavio Landin
Katherine Halloran
Meghan Crowley
Melanie Fink
Irina Dmitrieva
Monica Romera
Anne Fosselman
Callie Woodard
Brittany Halley
Jesse Silverstein
Elizabeth Kim
Kim Rutledge
Fonda Kim-Tokushige
Amy Poser
Amy Smith
Brittany Hale
Celina Cnavei-Lemon
Christina Tam
Erin M. Rush
Eva Hom
Idania Martinez
Jennifer Lo
Mariana Badra
Renee Oritz
Ruby Davalos