ACCESS FOR ALL: TOM OLIN’S PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DISABILITY RIGHTS MOVEMENT - Chicago Exhibit til April 10th, 2016

Tom Olin photo of Washington-DC-March  in 1990

# information as posted by ADA25 Chicago
The Chicago History Museum is proud to host an exhibition of images by renowned disability rights photographer Tom Olin. The eighteen framed prints, on loan from the permanent art collection at Access Living, depict the activists who brought about the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act in July 1990. This exhibition will inform and enlighten the Chicago History Museum’s diverse audience, which includes nearly 60,000 schoolchildren, about this important civil rights struggle and triumph. Understanding the fight for accessibility and celebrating the accomplishments of the disability community fulfills the Museum’s mission to share Chicago’s stories. The exhibit will be on display until April 10, 2016.
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The Chicago History Museum is hosting an exhibition of images by renowned disability rights photographer Tom Olin.  The large-scale dramatic prints, on loan from the permanent art collection at Access Living depict the activists who advocated for the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The exhibit will be on display until April 10, 2016.

WHERE:

Chicago History Museum
1601 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60614

# repost from May 2015