INCLUSION: The Story of the Americans With Disabilities Act
We here at the Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia are thrilled to celebrate the past, present, and future of the Americans with Disabilities Act at our 30th Anniversary event on February 20th, 2020 at the Center for Civil and Human Rights.
A huge part of the celebration will be to premiere a short 15 – 20 minute documentary with appearances from Judy Heumann, Ali Stroker, Mark Johnson, Kate Gainer, Anil Lewis, Shayla Jackson, and many more to tell the story of how the ADA came to be, what has happened since, and what we need to keep moving forward toward inclusion for all. Please enjoy this sneak peek of what we have been working on and consider supporting the film by visiting – https://www.gagives.org/story/Ui5dwe
Have you seen the film? Please fill out our survey – https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/R2HVVTW
We are excited to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act this coming February and are busy preparing all of the rich and powerful elements that go into an event like this. We are also beyond thrilled to be hosting the event at the Center for Civil and Human Rights, one of the few places in the world educating visitors on the bridge between the American Civil Rights Movement and the contemporary struggle for Human Rights around the world. Because this event is so unique and special, we want to make sure it is free and accessible for all who want to attend no matter their financial limitations. However, we cannot do this without the generosity of passionate individuals and organizations who support SILCGA’s vision for independent living for persons with disabilities in Georgia and beyond. We hope that you will consider becoming a sponsor for this once in a lifetime event and join us in honoring all of those who have been involved with disability activism in the past, present, and future.
JUSTIN DART, JR. Father of the ADA
“To the critics who complain that ADA has not achieved total justice … I say what about the Bill of Rights and the Ten Commandments? Have they achieved total justice? The vision of justice is an eternal long march to the Promised Land of the good life for all.”
Learn more about Justin Dart, Jr.
$15,000
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Recognition during opening remarks
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Acknowledgement on a sign at the event
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Recognition on website
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Recognition on social media
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A 2 page article on your ADA story in the event program
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An award named after your company to go to an ADA activist at the event
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Recognition at a table
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A video of your ADA story featured at the event
ED ROBERTS Father of I.L.
“We will not tolerate another generation of young people with disabilities going through segregated education, segregated society, being dependent on their parents and public aid. We can make a difference in their future. If people with disabilities have a future, than everyone in our society will have a future.”
Learn more about Edward Roberts
$10,000
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Recognition during opening remarks
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Acknowledgement on a sign at the event
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Recognition on website
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Recognition on social media
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A 1 page article on your ADA story in the event program
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Recognition at a table
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A video of your ADA story featured at the event
JUDY HEUMANN Mother of the ADA
“The ADA was like the Emancipation Proclamation for disabled individuals…It recognized the civil and human rights that we were denied much longer than any other population in the United States.”
Learn more about Judy Heumann
$5,000
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Recognition during opening remarks
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Acknowledgement on a sign at the event
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Recognition on website
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Recognition on social media
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A 1/2 page article on your ADA story in the event program
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Recognition at a table
BOB KAFKA & STEPHANIE THOMAS ADA Power Couple
“ADA is a floor. That’s just the lowest accessibility that we think people should have, and if businesses want to do more we always encourage them.”
Learn more about Bob and Stephanie
$2,500
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Recognition during opening remarks
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Acknowledgement on a sign at the event
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Recognition on website
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Recognition on social media
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A 1/4 page article on your ADA story in the event program
ANITA CAMERON Adapt Warrior
“People look at the disability and they think we are helpless or fragile…and that’s so far from the truth…We are just ordinary people who joined the movement to fight for our civil rights, our human rights, our right to live and exist and have liberty and life just like everyone else”
Learn more about Anita Cameron
$1,000
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Recognition during opening remarks
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Acknowledgement on a sign at the event
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Recognition on website
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Recognition on social media
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¼ Page Ad in the event program
TOM & FRANK HARKIN Brothers of the ADA
“Working on the passage of the ADA, I heard stories of individuals who had to crawl on their hands and knees to go up a flight of stairs, or to gain access to their local swimming pool . . . Stories of how individuals could not even cross the street in their wheelchairs because there were no curb cuts. Before the ADA, millions of Americans were denied access to their own communities – and to the American dream.”
Learn more about the Harkins
$500
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Acknowledgement on a sign at the event
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Recognition on website
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Recognition on social media
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¼ Page Ad in the event program
TAMMY DUCKWORTH Defender of the ADA
“Congress carefully crafted title III of the ADA to make sure private enforcement actions prioritize achieving readily accessible barrier removal and are an affordable avenue for Americans with disabilities to seek relief. The expectation was that businesses would make themselves accessible before people with disabilities showed up at their place of business, rather than waiting until receiving a notice that people with disabilities have been excluded before starting to think about complying with the law”
Learn more about Tammy Duckworth
$100
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Recognition on website
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Recognition on social media
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Name on program list
JENNIFER KEELAN Youth of the Movement
“I knew at that moment that I was not only representing myself, but I was representing my generation…and if someone my age didn’t do it, then nobody from my generation would be represented. I just had to do it and nobody was going to stop me.”
Learn more about Jennifer Keelan
$30
- Recognition on social media
- Name on program list
– A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR ADA 30 SPONSORS –
ADA Power Couple Sponsors ($2500)
ADAPT Warrior Sponsor ($1000)
Brothers of the ADA Sponsors ($500)
Bill and Kathie Rhyne
Defender of the ADA Sponsor ($100)
