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Trailer | Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act

The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.

Aired 03/25/2025

American Experience

Trailer | Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act

Preview: Season 37 Episode 2 | 2m 24sVideo has Closed Captions

The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.

The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. The film highlights the determined people who literally put their bodies on the line to pass the legislation that changed the lives of all Americans.

Aired 03/25/2025

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Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback

Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Carlisle Companies. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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Chapter 1 | ASL | Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act

Video has Closed Captions

ASL Watch a preview of Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act. (9m 17s)

Chapter 1 | Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act

Video has Closed Captions

Watch a preview of Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act. (9m 17s)

Chapter 1 | Extended Audio Description | Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act

EXTENDED AUDIO DESCRIPTION A preview of Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act. (11m 31s)

How Captions Went from Niche to Necessity | ASL |The Curb Cut Effect

ASL The fight for closed captioning was a battle for access and inclusion. (6m 48s)

How Captions Went from Niche to Necessity | Extended Audio Description | The Curb Cut Effect

EAD The fight for closed captioning was a battle for access and inclusion. (8m 33s)

How Captions Went from Niche to Necessity | The Curb Cut Effect

The fight for closed captioning was a battle for access and inclusion. (6m 48s)

How one carrot peeler revolutionized design | ASL | The Curb Cut Effect

ASL Many household products were originally designed by or for people with disabilities. (6m 18s)

How one carrot peeler revolutionized design | Extended Audio Description | The Curb Cut Effect

EAD Many household products were originally designed by or for people with disabilities. (7m 12s)

How one carrot peeler revolutionized design | The Curb Cut Effect

Many household products were originally designed by or for people with disabilities. (6m 18s)

They Took Sledgehammers to Sidewalks – Here’s Why | ASL | The Curb Cut Effect

ASL Curb cuts—those small ramps at the edge of sidewalks—were not always a given. (7m 1s)

They Took Sledgehammers to Sidewalks – Here’s Why | Extended Audio Description | The Curb Cut Effect

EAD Curb cuts—those small ramps at the edge of sidewalks—were not always a given. (8m 9s)

They Took Sledgehammers to Sidewalks – Here’s Why | The Curb Cut Effect

Curb cuts—those small ramps at the edge of sidewalks—are now a standard part of city design, but the (7m 1s)

Trailer | ASL | Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act

Video has Closed Captions

ASL The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. (2m 23s)

Trailer | Extended Audio Description | Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act

Video has Closed Captions

EXTENDED AD The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. (2m 50s)

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