Celebrate Disability Pride Month with the National Constitution Center! Learn how members of the disability community in the United States used the First Amendment to secure their rights. Explore the stories of disability activists through our programming and visit our make-and-take craft stations to learn how you, too, can fight for change!
America at 250 | Civic Holidays | In Person
Disability Pride Month
- Date
- Monday, July 6 - Friday, July 31
- Time
- All Day
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Programs at the Museum
Daily programming will begin Monday, July 6
We the People: Disability Rights
10:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.; Kenneth C. Griffin Great Hall Overlook
This program illuminates the stories of four extraordinary Americans with disabilities, exploring how they used their First Amendment rights to fight for change and expand the meaning of “We the People.” Meet Justin Dart Jr., Muhammad Ali, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Jennifer Keelan in this 15-minute educator-led program.
Artifact Chat: Justin Dart Wheelchair Display
11:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.; Governing the Nation gallery
Learn about disability rights activist Justin Dart Jr. and the decades-long fight to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act through this special artifact highlight.
Trading Stories Craft
10 a.m.–3 p.m.; Kenneth C. Griffin Great Hall
Explore the lives of influential disability rights figures while creating and collecting your own trading cards! Learn about the incredible lives of Tammy Duckworth, Muhammad Ali, Jennifer Keelan, and more.
Disability Pride Story Corner & Quiet Room
10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Freedom Classroom, available on weekends
Younger visitors can explore the lives of extraordinary Americans who fought for freedom and equality for the disability community at our Story Corner and Quiet Room. Relax, read, and color in this quiet space filled with comfortable seating and sensory bins.
