ADAWatch : photos : MLK, Disability Rights and the Road To Freedom : GOVERNOR MIKE BEBEE Arkansas Governor Mike Bebee, shown here with ADA Watch's Jim Ward at the Clinton Presidential Library, recognized the Road To Freedom crew as Honorary Arkansas Travelers. Governors, Mayors and other elected leaders across America have recognized the Road To Freedom with official proclamations and appearances at our events.- powered by SmugMug

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In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King III, the photo gallery below features Road To Freedom bus stop events highlighting our partnership with civil rights leaders and organizations. Building coalition and promoting passage of the ADA Restoration Act, the Road To Freedom is a cross-country bus tour and traveling exhibit that is still on the road after being launched from Washington, DC on November 15, 2006.

The Road To Freedom bus was named after the classic book by Harriet Tubman, who fought slavery as a great "conductor" on the Underground Railroad. During a ten-year span she made 19 trips into the South and escorted more than 300 slaves to freedom. Tubman herself was a person with a disability, acuiring epilepsy as a result of a severe head injury inflicted by an irate slave overseer.

For more information, go to http://www.roadtofreedom.org

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ADAWatch > BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION

The Freedom Bus arriving at the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Topeka, Kansas.

ADAWatch > THE NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM

Jim Ward addressed supporters at the Road To Freedom bus stop at the National Civil Rights Center in Memphis, Tennessee. In the background is a memorial wreath on the balcony of the former Lorraine Motel where Martin Luther King, Jr. was assasinated.

ADAWatch > THE FREEDOM BUS WITH ATLANTA STUDENTS

The Road To Freedom bus stopped at the Sheperd Center where disability advocate Mark Johnson and ADA Watch's Jim Ward facilitated a class on disability rights as fundamental civil rights. The students were from the West Atlanta Young Scholars Academy's Knowledge is Power Program.

ADAWatch > MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA

Disability advocate at the Road To Freedom bus stop at the Southern Poverty Law Center's Civil Rights Museum in Montgomery, Alabama. The Southern Poverty Law Center is a nonprofit organization that combats hate, intolerance and discrimination through education and litigation.

ADAWatch > LOIS CURTIS: L.C. FROM THE OLMSTEAD CASE

Lois Curtis and ADA Watch's Jim Ward. Lois, previously known only as L.C. of the historic Olmstead Supreme Court Case at the Road To Freedom event in Atlanta, Georgia.

ADAWatch > ADA TOWN MEETINGS

Participants in the town meeting at the Road To Freedom bus stop at the Southern Poverty Law Center's Civil Rights Museum in Montgomery, Alabama.

The Road To Freedom town meetings highlight the state and local perspective on keeping the promise of the ADA. Topics include ADA restoration, ADA enforcement, voter registration, judicial nominations, transportation, health care, youth issues and more.

ADAWatch > GOVERNOR MIKE BEBEE

Arkansas Governor Mike Bebee, shown here with ADA Watch's Jim Ward at the Clinton Presidential Library, recognized the Road To Freedom crew as Honorary Arkansas Travelers.

Governors, Mayors and other elected leaders across America have recognized the Road To Freedom with official proclamations and appearances at our events.

GOVERNOR MIKE BEBEE

Arkansas Governor Mike Bebee, shown here with ADA Watch's Jim Ward at the Clinton Presidential Library, recognized the Road To Freedom crew as Honorary Arkansas Travelers.

Governors, Mayors and other elected leaders across America have recognized the Road To Freedom with official proclamations and appearances at our events.