CIED Resources

After decades of grassroots activism, protests, and lobbying by disabled people around the country, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law by President George H. W. Bush on July 26, 1990. Over the next few years, several cities celebrated with annual Disability Independence Day parades at the end of July.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

• ADA website maintained by Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice features legal information, design standards, technical assistance materials, and enforcement
• Virtual exhibits on ADA 30, at the NYC Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities

History of the Disability Rights Movement

• The Museum of disABILITY History (Buffalo) features a virtual wing on the history of disability advocacy in the United States and New York State
• Disability History NYC profiles the individuals and organizations that made up the disability rights movement in New York City
• Disability justice based performance project Sins Invalid offers a range of disability justice resources, including a multimedia curriculum

Disability Pride Month

• Disability Unite Festival

Disability Diversity

• Understanding the Diversity of the Disability Community
• Adults with Disabilities: Ethnicity and Race
• What comes first for you, your race, gender, or disability?
• LGBTQ+ People with Disabilities
• Life at the Intersection of Disability and Multiple Identities

August 26 is designated as Women’s Equality Day and is celebrated in the United States to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment (Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution, which prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex.

• Why is August 26 known as Women’s Equality Day? (Constitution Daily)​
• Woman Suffrage Timeline (1840-1920)​
  • View documents and images referenced in the timeline
• This Women's Equality Day, stop romanticizing the 19th Amendment (The Hill)
• 5 Myths About the 19th Amendment and Women's Suffrage, Debunked (Time)
• Yes, Women Could Vote After The 19th Amendment — But Not All Women. Or Men (NPR)
• Book Recommendations: 100 Years After the 19th Amendment (UC Press Blog)
• Women’s History
• For The People Act 2021
• Sojourner Truth's Contribution

Movement against this bill:

• H.R. 1 Is a Partisan Assault on American Democracy (National Review)
• Senate Republicans block Democrats’ sweeping voting, ethics bill (CNBC)
• Democrats Forge Ahead With Voting Rights Bill in the Face of GOP Opposition (U.S. News & World Report)

Local events:

• Women’s Equality Day Activities

In 1990, Congress passed and President George H. W. Bush signed into law a joint resolution designating the month of November as National Native American Heritage Month. In 2009, President Barack Obama signed The Native American Heritage Day Resolution, designating the Friday after Thanksgiving as Native American Heritage Day.

History and Resources

• National Archives - comprehensive library on Native American history
• National Congress of American Indians - multiple resources, events, news, and policy issues
• National Park Service - lists of featured resources, stories, and events
• Native Americans in Philanthropy - examines intersectionality of Afro-Indigenous and Black Indigenous peoples
• Congressional Research Services - Native American Heritage Month: Fact Sheet
• Minority Business Development Agency - details interesting fact about Indigenous people in business

Events

• Library of Congress - a list of events compiled by The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• Smithsonian - a list of the museum's sponsored events

Maps

• Native Land - an app to help map Indigenous territories, treaties, and languages
• National Public Radio (NPR) - invites us to learn which Native lands we live on via a map that conveys more than borders
• Barnard College - highlights historic Manhattan areas where the Lenape peoples lived for centuries

Reflections for Allies

• CNN - 5 ways to honor Native Americans during National Native American Heritage Month- including decolonizing your Thanksgiving dinner
• National Congress of American Indians - read about the campaign to end harmful “Indian” mascots
• Smithsonian - offers a thought-provoking essay on Native Americans' Thanksgiving reflections
• Women and the American Story - invite you to meet the proud and powerful writer, Zitkala Sa

For Kids

• PBS Learning Media (PBS13) - a curated look at Indigenous art, history, and culture from multiple resources
• Teen Vogue - gives guidelines for young people on avoiding offensive stereotypes and how to be a better ally to Native nations

Celebrated on December 3, 2020

University-wide:

• CUNY Policy on Reasonable Accommodations and Academic Adjustments
• CUNY IT Accessibility Statement
• CUNY Accessibility Conference (12th annual scheduled for April 6-9, 2021) 
• The World Health Organization is promoting this message for IDPD: https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2020/12/03/default-calendar/international-day-of-persons-with-disabilities
• CDC website re: people with disabilities: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-with-disabilities.html

For Students:

• The SPS Office of Student Disability Services
• Distance Learning Toolkit (CUNY LD Project) 
• IT Accessibility for Students (from CUNY CIS)

For Staff:

• Zoom captioning guide (from CUNY CIS) 
• IT Accessibility for Staff (from CUNY CIS)

For Faculty:     

• SPS Faculty Community Site--Accessibility and UDL
• Self-Paced Accessibility & UDL Workshop
• IT Accessibility for Faculty (from CUNY CIS)
• Reasonable Accommodations: A Faculty Guide to Teaching Students with Disabilities (from COSDI)