All for One, One for All: SHOWAbility celebrates 34th anniversary of the ADA

The SHOWAbility INCLUSIVE CHORUS opened the rally with renditions of “This Is me” and “Happy” on Friday, July 26, 2024. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice The SHOWAbility INCLUSIVE CHORUS took the stage inside Friendship Baptist Church and followed a brief introduction from the event’s MC, Dr. Yvette Pegues, PhD., a well-known advocate for Americans with disabilities, author, and public speaker, started singing “This is Me,” the popular lead track from “The Showman” soundtrack. The chorus is made up of adults with and without disabilities. The inclusivity that SHOWAbility, a metro Atlanta-based organization that highlights performing arts talents of people with disabilities, works to showcase was on full display that morning. SHOWAbility founder Myrna Clayton ran around the church working with performers, sound guys, guests, and families. The venue filled quickly and was full of applause when the curtains opened for the opening performance and for the performances that followed. The 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was signed into law on July 26, 1990, was commemorated with a celebration of the human spirit on Friday in Atlanta. SHOWAbility held a ADA anniversary celebration at Friendship Baptist Church, which was attended by dozens of supporters and...