https://mallhistory.org/files/original/b6bb96298a5eac6be1a9d6f624270249.png 313e98726f18d90a91ed6ddec0887791 Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. Event Type Marches and Rallies Event Sort Date For sort purposes only. Use YYYYMMDD with no spaces. If no MM or DD, use 00. For multi-day events, use first day. 19900312 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Disability Rights Protests at the Capitol Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/12/1990 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1980-1999 Description An account of the resource In March 1990, disability rights activists gathered at the west front of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/59">Capitol</a> to pressure the House of Representatives to pass a disability rights bill. The bill passed in the Senate the year before, but it stalled in the House. Nearly 1,000 people attended the rally. To protest the lack of accessibility inside the building, 60 people discarded their mobility devices and crawled up the 83 stone steps to the Capitol. Some Congressmen responded negatively to the protest, but it was successful: President George H. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law on July 26, 1990. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Eaton Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Disabled Persons Rally, Crawl Up Capitol Steps," <em>Los Angeles Times, </em>March 13, 1990. civil rights politics & protest