From Anger to Movement: What the 504 Sit-In Teaches Disability Activism
The 504 sit-in shows how anger at exclusion became a movement. What research on collective action adds, and first steps for autistic…
Category: Rights & Activism
The 504 Sit-In: How Disabled Activists Took a Federal Building and Won
In April 1977, disabled activists occupied a federal building in San Francisco until the government signed the Section 504 rules. Here is…
Autism in Women: Why So Many Are Diagnosed Late
Autistic girls and women are often missed, misread or diagnosed only in adulthood. What the research says about camouflaging, biased tools and…