Patient No More: People with Disabilities Securing Civil Rights

Date: 
December 7, 2025
Time: 
On View Dec 7, 2025 through Feb 1, 2026
Place: 
Parnassus Kalmanovitz Library, 3rd floor (as you enter the building), 530 Parnassus, San Francisco, 94143

The Office of Disability Access and Inclusion and the UCSF Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care are excited to present the Patient No More: People with Disabilities Securing Civil Rights exhibition.

About the Exhibition: Discover this remarkable, overlooked moment in U.S. history when people with disabilities demanded their rights. Known as the “Section 504 Sit-In,” the protest profoundly changed the lives of people with and without disabilities, and paved the way for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

The “Patient No More” exhibition is an opportunity for all UCSF students, staff, and faculty to learn about this pivotal moment that led to the Americans with Disabilities Act signed 35 years ago on July 26, 1990. Above all, this exhibition reminds all of us that disabilities are a source of creativity and innovation, not pity or tragedy.

Learn more: Introduction to Patient No More: People with Disabilities Securing Civil Rights (Video)

Exhibition credits:

Patient No More: People with Disabilities Securing Civil Rights is presented by the Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability at San Francisco State University, made possible with support from California Humanities, and traveled by Exhibit Envoy. Learn more about the exhibit and the history of the 504 protests at patientnomore.org.

This exhibition is presented by the Office of Disability Access and Inclusion and the UCSF Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care. UCSF endeavors to create greater understanding and supports the exchange of diverse ideas on campus. Views and opinions shared at campus events may not reflect the perspective of the University.

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