The History of ADAPT, Atlantis Community, and Disability Disobedience - Part 1 with Anita Cameron

On this episode of You First, we talk with the fantastic disability rights activist Anita Cameron. Anita was, and still is, a core reason why we have disability rights today. They were an early adopter of disability rights and justice advocacy and heavily involved and a leader of the organization ADAPT (known throughout the years as American Disabled for Accessible Public Transit or American Disabled for Attendant Programs), the Atlantis community, amongst many other pivotal leadership roles. Anita joins us today to share the history of the disability rights movement and their own stories, experiences, and wisdom as someone involved in disability activism for decades. Anita will tell us about their work in this field, different protests, and the disabled disobedience that got us the crucial laws and protections we have today. We had the pleasure of speaking with Anita for over 2 hours and decided to split this into two episodes.
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Relevant Links
Anita Cameron website: bit.ly/3WfDA0Z
Anita Cameron’s Twitter: x.com/adaptanita
Dennis Schreiber: bit.ly/4cSBERv
Disabled Americans Rally for Equality (DARE): bit.ly/3WeYaPb
ADAPT - American Disabled for Accessible Public Transit or American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today: bit.ly/3Wghrj5
Lighthouse for the Blind: bit.ly/4cCycLe
Wade Blank - founder of ADAPT: bit.ly/3W0DIjx
Atlantis Community: bit.ly/3WhHmac and bit.ly/3zytwat
When You Remember Me movie: bit.ly/4czY4Hs
We will ride! - The Gang of 19: bit.ly/4cz9b3D
We Were There, Too: Blacks in the Disability Movement (coming soon - for info, follow Anita’s website or social media)
Free Our People Micassa: bit.ly/3VWM4ca
Gwen Jackson - ADAPT: bit.ly/4cx7mUP
ADAPT history: bit.ly/3WhHmqI
Healthcare Policy and Finance and Colorado ADAPT relationship: bit.ly/4czFfV2
Find your local ADAPT group: bit.ly/3wT7NbW
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