{"id":472515,"date":"2020-07-26T01:45:54","date_gmt":"2020-07-26T08:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?p=472515"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:19:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:19:21","slug":"82a-americans-with-disabilities-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2020\/07\/26\/82a-americans-with-disabilities-act\/","title":{"rendered":"82a: Americans with Disabilities Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2838\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-472515-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Final_82_bonus.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Final_82_bonus.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Final_82_bonus.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Final_82_bonus.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?powerpress_pinw=472515-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Final_82_bonus.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Final_82_bonus.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('472515-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_472515-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_472515-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?powerpress_embed=472515-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/disability-visibility\/id1282878324\u00a0?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fdisabilityvisibilityproject.com%2F%3Fp%3D472515\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Surprise! This is a bonus episode talking about disability rights and the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (also known as the ADA). I recently spoke with <a href=\"http:\/\/metasinternational.org\/AboutUs\/\">Conchita Hernandez Legorreta<\/a> for an upcoming conversation on immigration and Conchita had some really important thoughts about disability rights, leadership and the ADA. Here is a short excerpt from my interview with Conchita. You can also learn more about Conchita in <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4H7t1-1Z62\">episode 90 of this podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Transcript<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Iuiso8cKcGlY4Fl7RvAu0_G4xi3VPriQpmIJV4Cz40Y\/edit?usp=sharing\"><strong>[Google doc]<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Related<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/ada30\/\">#ADA30InColor: 13 essays by disabled people of color on disability rights and justice<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_472502\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-472502\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"472502\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2020\/07\/26\/82a-americans-with-disabilities-act\/headshot-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/headshot-.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"headshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Conchita Hernandez Legoretta, a Latina woman smiling at the camera. She has long wavy brown hair and is wearing gold hoop earrings. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/headshot-.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/headshot-.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-472502\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/headshot-.jpg?resize=400%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Conchita Hernandez Legoretta, a Latina woman smiling at the camera. She has long wavy brown hair and is wearing gold hoop earrings.\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/headshot-.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/headshot-.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/headshot-.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/headshot-.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/headshot-.jpg?resize=250%2C250&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/headshot-.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/headshot-.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-472502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conchita Hernandez Legoretta, a Latina woman smiling at the camera. She has long wavy brown hair and is wearing gold hoop earrings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Maria (Conchita) Hernandez Legorreta<\/strong> was born in Mexico and grew up in California. She advocates for the rights of blind children and their parents in the public-school setting in the United States and abroad through a lens of intersectionality focusing on social justice. Conchita received her Bachelor&#8217;s degree from Saint Mary\u2019s College of California, majoring in International Studies, Spanish, and History. She then went on to Louisiana Tech University where she received her Master\u2019s in Teaching with a focus on teaching blind students. As well, Conchita earned a master\u2019s certificate in working with Deaf-Blind students from Northern Illinois University. She is currently a Doctoral student at George Washington University pursuing a degree in Special Education. Conchita has been published in Future Reflections and Rooted in Rights. Conchita keeps up with research in special education and serves as a peer reviewer on the Journal of Blindness Innovation and Research. Conchita conducts workshops on best practices for educators and professionals in the field of disability and advocacy in the United States and internationally. Conchita worked in the rehabilitation field in Nebraska where she set up innovative programming for disabled adults. Conchita is the founder and Chair of METAS (Mentoring Engaging and Teaching All Students) a non-profit organization that trains educators in Latin America that work with blind\/low vision students and other disabilities. In this role she engages lawmakers in policy discussions around people with disabilities and inclusion. Conchita is also a co-founder of the National Coalition of Latinx with Disabilities that seeks to amplify the voices of disabled Latinx in the disability rights movement. Currently, Conchita works as the Maryland Blind and Low Vision Specialist. Conchita strives to be a voice for change for educators, professionals and advocates to make full inclusion a reality for people with disabilities in Latin America.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/conchitahdz?lang=en\">@Conchitahdz<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Support Disability Media and Culture<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/donate\/\"><b>DONATE<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0to the Disability Visibility Project\u00ae<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Credits<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFdirewolf\">Alice Wong<\/a>, Writer, Audio Producer, Host<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhoAmIToStopIt\">Cheryl Green<\/a>, Text Transcript<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kut2smooth\">Lateef McLeod<\/a>, Introduction<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeeMort\">Mike Mort<\/a>, Artwork<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Theme Music (used with permission of artist)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Song:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N02wZiX7jso\">\u201cDance Off\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Song:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wKOU_Z6Y8yQ\">\u201cHard Out Here for A Gimp\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Album: NO BIG DEAL<\/p>\n<p>Artist:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wheelchairsportscamp.bandcamp.com\/\">Wheelchair Sports Camp<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>Sounds<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/freesound.org\/people\/Jack_Master\/sounds\/248096\/\">\u201cVOCODER countdown\u201d<\/a>\u00a0by Jack_Master.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\">This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/freesound.org\/people\/sheepfilms\/sounds\/153583\/#\">8 Bit Beeping Computer Sounds<\/a>\u201d by sheepfilms.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\">This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Final_82_bonus.mp3Podcast\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Final_82_bonus.mp3Podcast<\/a>: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS&nbsp; Surprise! 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