The Rehab Act at 50 Years Part 1: Origins, Evolution, & Current Day

A critical moment for the disability community was the passage and eventual implementation of the Rehab Act. This webinar will include key leaders who participated in the drafting of the Rehab Act to the implementation of it. Speakers will share individual stories and insights on the passage and implementation of the Act and its implementing regulations, the advocacy that helped make it happen, the law’s impact to the disability community and greater society, and lessons learned. Discussion of barriers to passage and implementation, successes that its passage enabled, and lessons learned will help inform collaboration and coalition-building moving forward.

This webinar will take place on Wednesday, September 27 at 3:30 p.m. ET.