Indiana Disability History

Title

Betty Williams - Learning About the ADA

Subject

Advocacy

Legislation

Description

“I was learning something about that Title and how we could apply it to the community in which we lived in and how it can help people's lives.” When the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) passed, Betty Williams wanted to learn more about how the new law could help people with disabilities become equal members of their community. She arranged monthly meetings with an expert to discuss the legislation. “Every time I went in I was learning. I was learning a new Title each time,” recalls Betty. She is an award-winning leader in the self-advocacy movement, having served as president of both Self-Advocates of Indiana and the national organization Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered. The interview was recorded at the 2009 Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities Conference.

Creator

Indiana Disability History Project

Publisher

Center for Health Equity at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community and Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities

Contributor

Betty Williams - interviewee

Jennie Todd - interviewer

Peggy Holtz - videographer/editor

Rights

Relation

Format

video/mp4

Language

English

Type

Moving Image

Identifier

129-mi-01

Access Rights

Open to all users

Bibliographic Citation

"Betty Williams - Learning About the ADA" YouTube video, 00:01:59, interview excerpt 129-mi-01 by the Indiana Disability History Project, posted by "Indiana Disability History" on September 12, 2018 https://youtu.be/vKt0wM4PBRw

Spatial Coverage

Indiana

Temporal Coverage

1990s