Brad Lomax was the founder of the Washington, D.C. Black Panther Party and participated in the Section 504 sit-ins

Ed Roberts was an American Disability Rights activist who is considered the founder of the independent-living movement.

Cofounder, Disabled in Action, New York. Participated in Section 504 sit-ins.

Kitty Cone was an American disability rights activist who was integral to the Section 504 sit-ins.

The DRILM collection consists of more than 100 oral histories with leaders and shapers of the disability rights and independent living movement from the 1960s onward and an extensive archive of personal papers of activists and records of key organizations.

A detailed, day by day history of the 1977 Section 504 sit-ins held from April 1 - April 26 inside a San Francisco Federal Building.

Speeches and songs from the 504 sit-in victory

Museum of Disability features exhibits on disability throughout history

The Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability invites you to discover a remarkable, overlooked moment in U.S. history when people with disabilities occupied a government building to demand their rights. Known as the “Section 504 Sit-In,” the protest profoundly changed the lives of people with and without disabilities, and paved the way for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.

An introduction to the motivations behind the 1977 Section 504 sit-ins.

Award-winning 18-minute documentary video, which captures the drama and emotions of the historic civil rights demonstration of people with disabilities in 1977, resulting in the signing of the 504 Regulations, the first Federal Civil Rights Law protecting people with disabilities.