30th Anniversary of the 504 Sit- Ins

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30th Anniversary of the 504 Sit-Ins FYI

This sit-in, which lasted for almost a month, precipitated a major landmark in services for persons with disabilities. The website is extremely interesting, but it doesn’t mention that the protesters slept on the floor (they couldn’t leave the building) and were brought food by the Black Panthers.

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30th Anniversary of the 504 Sit-Ins

30 years ago, sit-ins were held in Washington D.C., Eugene, Oregon, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. On April 5th, 1977, a group of disabled people took over the San Francisco offices of the Health, Education, and Welfare Department to protest Secretary Joseph Califano's refusal to sign meaningful regulations for Section 504. No one expected to live there for almost a month, but they did. The action became the longest sit-in of a federal building to date. The historic demonstrations were successful and the 504 regulations were finally signed.

For more details about the 504 demonstration, visit the 504 20th Anniversary page on DREDF's website:http://www.dredf.org/504site/504home.html