Honor Judy, Protect 504: Why Awareness and Advocacy Matter Right Now

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges to Section 504 and the importance of advocacy for disability rights.

Podcast summary: What happens when the foundation of disability rights is challenged? In this powerful conversation, Jeff Thompson welcomes back disability advocate and Villanova graduate Kaleigh Brendle to talk about the growing legal challenge to Section 504—one of the most important civil rights protections for people with disabilities. Kaleigh explains how recent lawsuits could weaken […]

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Thompson

Guest: Kaleigh Brendle

Topics covered

• disability rights
• advocacy
• legal challenges
• civil rights
• Section 504
• awareness

Keywords

• disability rights
• Section 504
• advocacy
• legal challenges
• civil rights
• Kaleigh Brendle
• Jeff Thompson

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Villanova, Section 504

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