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Chapter 1 | Extended Audio Description | Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act

Season 37 Episode 2 | 11m 31s

EXTENDED AUDIO DESCRIPTION Watch a preview of Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act.

Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Carlisle Companies. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Extras
The story of Edwin Land, whose iconic Polaroid camera let everyone instantly chronicle their lives.
The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
ASL The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
Watch a preview of Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act.
ASL Watch a preview of Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act.
EXTENDED AD The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
Meet the protesters who climbed their way into history—and changed how all Americans live.
Many household products were originally designed by or for people with disabilities.
EAD Many household products were originally designed by or for people with disabilities.