Section 504 Sit-in

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Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf protest
disability rights demonstration
gptkbp:cause delay in signing Section 504 regulations
gptkbp:commemoratedBy documentaries and books
annual Disability Rights protests
gptkbp:duration 25 days
gptkbp:endDate 1977-05-04
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Section 504 Sit-in
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990
gptkbp:location gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
gptkb:San_Francisco_Federal_Building
gptkbp:mediaCoverage national news
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Ed_Roberts
gptkb:Judy_Heumann
gptkb:Kitty_Cone
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Department_of_Health,_Education,_and_Welfare_(HEW)
gptkbp:organizer disability rights activists
gptkbp:precededBy years of advocacy for disability rights
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Section_504_of_the_Rehabilitation_Act_of_1973
gptkb:disability_rights_movement
gptkbp:requires implementation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
gptkbp:resultedIn signing of Section 504 regulations
gptkbp:significance longest nonviolent occupation of a federal building in U.S. history
gptkbp:startDate 1977-04-05
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Black_Panther_Party
gptkb:United_Farm_Workers
labor unions
community organizations
local churches
LGBTQ+ activists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Judy_Heumann
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6