Explore the disability rights movement through the story of Judy Heumann and the historic 1977 Section 504 sit-in with this ready-to-use nonfiction reading comprehension resource for Grades 7–9 / KS3.

The two-page informational text follows Heumann from the discrimination and inaccessible systems she experienced as a child to her work as a teacher, activist and disability-rights leader. Students learn how Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 became the focus of nationwide protests and how activists in San Francisco occupied a federal building for 26 days, building a broad coalition and pressuring the government to sign the long-delayed regulations.

The text also explains how the Section 504 victory helped provide a foundation for wider disability protections, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Includes:

• 2-page nonfiction informational text
• 12 written-response questions
• Mixed-format comprehension activity
• 20 SAT-style multiple-choice questions
• 29 True/False statements
• Vocabulary matching
• Cloze summary
• Sequencing activity
• Cause-and-effect matching
• Crossword
• Word search
• Complete answer keys

Written at approximately 1050L–1150L, the resource combines accessible narrative history with authentic civil-rights and legal vocabulary.

Suitable for US History, Civil Rights, disability rights, Judy Heumann, Section 504, the ADA, social studies, biography and nonfiction reading comprehension.

No prep – print and teach.