History Quilt Page Three

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Carnegie Museum in Pittburgh: Free to the People of Pittsburgh

"Carnegie"

This was my first attempt to follow a pattern for what is known as a "courthouse" square. It didn't quite work out, but I liked what it looked like when I was done anyway, so I didn't scrap it! The "courthouse-wanna-be" square reads "FREE TO THE PEOPLE OF PITTSBURGH." Our local advocacy group found this ironic when we went to visit the Carnegie Museum and couldn't get in-no ramp. The Carnegie fixed their accessibility issues with little hassle but this incident was the catalyst of what would later be known in PA as pro se "sweeps."

The dimension of the square is approximately 9"x 9".

JFK Quote

This square is approximately 11.5"x 9.5". The fabric is a mushroom with gold flecks and the border is waves of red with tiny gold dots. The quote by John F. Kennedy, which is hand sewn is a red script-like font reads "All of this may not be finished within the first one hundred days. Nor will it be finished within the first one thousand days, nor in the life of this administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin."
This square is the last square of the quilt. It is placed in the lower right corner. This quote was chosen to be the last square to acknowledge all of the work we have ahead of us within our movement.

Deaf President Now Protest Tenth Anniverary (DPN10)

DPN 10

DPN 10 (Deaf President Now 10th anniversary) is approximately 9.5" x 11.5" in dimension.

Deaf President Now (DPN) was a student protest at Gallaudet University, the liberal arts university for the Deaf in Washington, DC, pushing for the selection of a Deaf university president. For more information on this historical event, please visit Gallaudet University's DPN anniversary site.

Act 150 attendant care program in PA

Act 150

The alternating color blocks of this square read vertically "Act 150." The true size of the square is 10.5"x 15".

The Pennsylvania Attendant Care Program is to enable people with disabilities to perform activities of daily living. Consumers of Act 150 have control of their services and have the right to recruit, hire, train, supervise, pay and, if necessary, terminate their attendants.

PA Universal Accessibility Act 166

Universal Accessibility Act 166

The square reads "PA Act 166" and is approximately 10.25"x 7.25" in dimension.

Passed before ADA, it required that certain buildings and facilities adhere to certain principles, standards and specifications to make the same accessible to and usable by persons with physical disabilities and providing for enforcement.

Medicaid Community Attendant Services Act (MiCASA)

MiCASA

The square is approximately 15.5" x 15.5" in dimension.

In 1997, Speaker Newt Gingrich and Minority Leader Dick Gephardt introduced HR 2020, the first version of The Medicaid Community Attendant Services Act, (MiCASA). "HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS" and "ADAPT's VISION IS 2020" were two of the common slogans used while advocating for this bill.

Together We Can and Do Make a Difference

This square is approximately 14.5" x 15.75" in dimension. The slogan "Together We Can and Do Make a Difference" was widely used throughout PA in the 90's.