Disability Rights Movement, ADA & Accessibility Interactive Infographic Lesson is carefully teacher designed, edited, and organized into a ready-to-use classroom lesson for high school students, and even for middle school students, studying civil rights, equality, accessibility, inclusion, and the history of disability rights in the United States.

This resource includes guided infographic-style slides, student discussion questions, a reading passage, comprehension questions, and a complete answer key to help save teachers planning time while still supporting meaningful classroom instruction.

This 21 slide lesson helps students understand how the disability rights movement transformed disability from a private medical issue into a major civil rights issue. Students examine changing attitudes toward disability, institutionalization, Section 504, the 504 Sit-In, IDEA, the Independent Living Movement, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), accessibility, inclusion, universal design, and the continuing struggle for equal access and opportunity.

Included in this resource:

• 21 slide interactive infographic-style PowerPoint lesson
• Guided discussion and analysis questions throughout the slides
• Deep reading passage on the disability rights movement
• 10 multiple choice questions
• 2 short response questions
• Complete answer key

Topics covered include:

• Disability rights movement
• Disability as a civil rights issue
• The social model of disability
• Institutions and segregation
• Education before disability rights laws
• IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)
• IEPs and special education
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
• The 504 Sit-In
• Independent Living Movement
• Ed Roberts
• Accessibility and public space
• Curb cuts and the curb cut effect
• Transportation access
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Employment discrimination
• Workplace accommodations
• Assistive technology
• Inclusion and equality
• Universal Design
• Capitol Crawl
• Disability rights as human rights
• Ongoing challenges and barriers

This resource works well for U.S. History, Civics, Government, Civil Rights units, Inclusion and Diversity lessons, Special Education awareness, Regents review, substitute plans, or independent student work.