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Global disabilities map visualizes the strength and power of millions of athletes around the world

  • Written by Sarah Hillyer, Director, Center for Sport, Peace, & Society, University of Tennessee
imageQaphela Dlamini, educator, wheelchair basketball player and disability rights advocate from South Africa.globalsportsmentingprogram/flickr, CC BY-ND

When the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law in 1990, it became illegal to restrict access – to employment, education or federally funded institutions – based on disability....

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