Kitty Cone and Brad Lomax were key players in the 1977 sit-ins which pressured the Department of Health and Human Services to establish policies to implement section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act.

Research:
R.8070 - Rehabilitation Act of 1973. https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-bill/8070
Grim, Andrew. “Sitting-in for disability rights: The Section 504 protests of the 1970s.” National Museum of American History. https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/stories/sitting-disability-rights-section-504-protests-1970s
“Celebrating Kitty Cone: 1944-2015.” https://dredf.org/celebrating-kitty-cone-1944-2015/
Feingold, Lainey. “Disability Rights Leader Kitty Cone Dies at 70.” BeyondChron. 3/23/2015. https://beyondchron.org/curtis-kitty-cone-disability-rights-hero-dead-at-70/
Gardiner, Kathryn S. “Forgotten Foremothers: Kitty Cone - Disability Activist.” League of Women Voters of Indiana. 7/9/2022. https://www.lwvin.org/content.aspx?page_id=5&club_id=42001&item_id=77659
Lu, Wendy. “Overlooked No More: Kitty Cone, Trailblazer of the Disability Rights Movement.” New York Times. 3/26/2021. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/obituaries/kitty-cone-overlooked.html
Center for Learner Equality. “Brad Lomax – Uniting the Civil Rights and Disability Rights Communities.” https://www.centerforlearnerequity.org/news/brad-lomax-uniting-the-civil-rights-and-disability-rights-communities/
Essien, Markus, director and producer. “Renegades: Brad Lomax.” PBS. https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/brad-lomax-documentary/33589/
Connelly, Eileen AJ. “Overlooked No More: Brad Lomax, a Bridge Between Civil Rights Movements.” New York Times. 7/20/2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/obituaries/brad-lomax-overlooked.html

Kitty Cone and Brad Lomax were key players in the 1977 sit-ins which pressured the Department of Health and Human Services to establish policies to implement section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act.
Research:
<ul>
<li>R.8070 - Rehabilitation Act of 1973. https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-bill/8070</li>
<li>Grim, Andrew. &ldquo;Sitting-in for disability rights: The Section 504 protests of the 1970s.&rdquo; National Museum of American History. https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/stories/sitting-disability-rights-section-504-protests-1970s</li>
<li>&ldquo;Celebrating Kitty Cone: 1944-2015.&rdquo; https://dredf.org/celebrating-kitty-cone-1944-2015/</li>
<li>Feingold, Lainey. &ldquo;Disability Rights Leader Kitty Cone Dies at 70.&rdquo; BeyondChron. 3/23/2015. https://beyondchron.org/curtis-kitty-cone-disability-rights-hero-dead-at-70/</li>
<li>Gardiner, Kathryn S. &ldquo;Forgotten Foremothers: Kitty Cone - Disability Activist.&rdquo; League of Women Voters of Indiana. 7/9/2022. https://www.lwvin.org/content.aspx?page_id=5&amp;club_id=42001&amp;item_id=77659</li>
<li>Lu, Wendy. &ldquo;Overlooked No More: Kitty Cone, Trailblazer of the Disability Rights Movement.&rdquo; New York Times. 3/26/2021. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/obituaries/kitty-cone-overlooked.html</li>
<li>Center for Learner Equality. &ldquo;Brad Lomax &ndash; Uniting the Civil Rights and Disability Rights Communities.&rdquo; https://www.centerforlearnerequity.org/news/brad-lomax-uniting-the-civil-rights-and-disability-rights-communities/</li>
<li>Essien, Markus, director and producer. &ldquo;Renegades: Brad Lomax.&rdquo; PBS. https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/brad-lomax-documentary/33589/</li>
<li>Connelly, Eileen AJ. &ldquo;Overlooked No More: Brad Lomax, a Bridge Between Civil Rights Movements.&rdquo; New York Times. 7/20/2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/obituaries/brad-lomax-overlooked.html</li>
</ul>

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