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#KittyCone is one of my heroes.
disabilitydaily.bsky.social Disability Daily Podcast @disabilitydaily.bsky.social · Apr 7
Today on the #Disability Daily Podcast we honor disability rights activist with #MuscularDystrophy Kitty Cone & #polio survivor & #filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola.

Listen & read transcript: disabilitydaily.podbean.com/e/episode98/

#history 🗃️ #Section504 #film #Hollywood #EduSky #a11y #accessibility
Black and white photo of Kitty Cone and Judy Heumann, both in wheelchairs. She wears a knit cap that covers her hair, large square glasses, a long-sleeved jacket, and a two pins on either shoulder that say "IAM", which stands for the International Association of Machinists. She holds papers and leans toward a microphone. Francis Ford Coppola, an older man with gray hair and a beard, wearing a formal black tuxedo with a white bow tie and a small Ukrainian flag pin. He stands in a well-lit room with people and cameras in the background,
April 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
disabilityrightsfl.bsky.social
Kitty Cone & Hale Zukas helped lead the 504 Sit-In—organizing access, strategy & solidarity.

They weren’t just activists. They were a team. A force. A blueprint for disability justice.

#504SitIn #DisabilityRights #KittyCone #HaleZukas #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
Collage featuring disability rights activists Kitty Cone and Hale Zukas. Kitty is smiling in a color photo on the left. Hale, shown using a communication device, is in a color photo on the right. Surrounding them are black-and-white photos from the 1977 Section 504 sit-in, a protest flyer, and a yellow “SIGN 504” sticker. Text reads: “Strength in Access, Power in Advocacy” and the logo for Disability Rights Florida is at the top.
April 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM