Lakeria covers Sylvia Walker, a disability rights activist that wrote legislation that contributed to the Americans with Disabilities Act.

References:

<a href='https://theweco.com/sylvia-walker-a-champion-for-disability-rights/#:~:text=Sylvia%20Walker%20was%20born%20in,was%20blind%20and%20African%20American.'>Sylvia Walker: A Champion for Disability Rights</a>

 

Social media: Twitter <a href='https://twitter.com/I_SquaredPod'>@I_squaredpod</a>, and our public Facebook group, <a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/610483249635819/?ref=share'>Intersectional Insights.</a>

 

Music credits:

Thanks to purple-planet.com for the intro music.

Background music: "Cool Vibes" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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