504 Now Occupation
Caption:
Disabled activists occupy the San Francisco HEW building in 1977, demanding enforcement of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which barred disability discrimination by federally funded programs. The sit-in lasted over a month—the longest nonviolent occupation of a federal building in U.S. history.
Alt Text:
Rolling sand dunes under a clear sky
Extended Description:
A woman near the center of the group stands with hands lifted, possibly signing in American Sign Language. A cameraman stands at the back of the group, to our right. In the bottom right corner of the photo, a man leaning back in a wheelchair rests one foot up on the back wheel of the chair in front of him. The protesters’ attention is mostly focused on the middle of the room, which has curtain-lined windows on the far wall to the right and several boxes piled up against the wall across from us to the left. A few blankets are piled to one side, near the lower left corner of the photograph.
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Credit
AP Images
Location
San Francisco, CA
Medium
Photograph
Date
April 5, 1977