Release Date: Wednesday – September 2, 2026
Episode description, speaker bios, transcripts, and resources for Episode 157: The Adventures of Superfreak: My Childhood on the Hippie Trail with My Disabled Parents
Guest: Caleb Dardick, Author, Leadership Coach, and Storyteller
Moderator and Host: Barry Whaley, Project Director of the Southeast ADA Cente
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Contents
- About Caleb Dardick and His Family
- ADA Live Podcasts and Resources on Disability Rights History
- Celebrate the Anniversary of the ADA
- Learn About Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973
- More Disability Rights History Resources
About Caleb Dardick and His Family
- Caleb Dardick Website
Web: calebdardick.com - Contact Caleb Dardick by email: caleb@calebdardick.com.
- Sign up for Caleb Dardick’s newsletter for news on upcoming events.
Web: calebdardick.com/newsletter - Caleb Dardick Facebook Page
- Caleb Dardick on Instagram
- Books by Caleb Dardick
Web: calebdardick.com/books - Caleb Dardick Media/Videos
Web: calebdardick.com/media - Photos from the Hippie Trail
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Web: calebdardick.com/photo-album - History of Foundation for Resources for the Equality and Employment of the Disabled (FREED)
In 1985, Sam Dardick and other activists founded FREED, the first independent living center in northern California. It is now known as the Freed Center for Independent Living.
Web: freed.org
Web: freed.org/about-us/our-history - Video: Sam Dardick – On Becoming a Disability Rights Activist
Caleb Dardick explains his father Sam’s journey to becoming a disability rights activist.
Web: youtube.com/watch?v=D67bAdPqPtY - Sam Dardick Obituary
Caleb’s father, Sam Dardick, died in 2011.
Web: stljewishlight.org/obituaries/sam-dardick - 35 Years On – Reflections on the Anniversary of the ADA: Disability Rap Podcast Episode 92 with Geeta Dardick
Web: disabilityrap.org/disability-rap-2025-07-09
ADA Live Podcasts and Resources on Disability Rights History
You can access all ADA Live! episodes with archived audio, accessible transcripts, and resources at ADAlive.org. Most episode transcripts are also available in Spanish. (Transcripciones de los episodios en español.) Listen on the SoundCloud ADA Live! channel at soundcloud.com/adalive.
- Episode 143: The Importance of Music in the Disability Rights Movement | Episode 143 Resources
Podcast: adalive.org/episodes/episode-143
Resources: adalive.org/resources/episode-143-resources - Episode 107: Breaking Barriers for Disability Rights: Historical Reflections with Judy Heumann | Episode 107: Resources
Podcast: adalive.org/episodes/episode-107
Resources: adalive.org/resources/episode-107-resources - Note: We first spoke with Judy Heumann in June 2020. The resource list was updated in July 2022 for our new interview. Listen to both podcasts at:
- Original Broadcast: July 7, 2022
Episode 107: Breaking Barriers for Disability Rights: Historical Reflections with Judy Heumann
Podcast: adalive.org/episodes/episode-107 - Original Broadcast: June 3, 2020
Episode 82: History and Future of Disability Rights: A Conversation with Judy Heumann
Podcast: adalive.org/episodes/episode-82 - Episode 83b: Celebrate. Learn. Share. The ADA turns 30. The Future of Disability Rights with Lex Frieden
Note: There are no resources for this podcast.
Podcast: adalive.org/episodes/episode-83b - Episode 83: The ADA Then and Now: Celebrate ADA 30th Anniversary with the Honorable Tony Coelho | Episode 83 Resources
Podcast: adalive.org/episodes/episode-83
Resources: adalive.org/resources/episode-83-resources - Episode 74: Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Global Perspective with Ambassador Luis Gallegos of Ecuador | Episode 74 Resources
Podcast: adalive.org/episodes/episode-74
Resources: adalive.org/resources/episode-74-resources - Episode 70: Celebration of the ADA Anniversary – a conversation with Senator Tom Harkin | Note: There are no resources for this podcast.
Podcast: adalive.org/episodes/episode-70 - Episode 52: The History of Disability, Lessons from the Past
Note: There are no resources for this podcast.
Podcast: adalive.org/episodes/episode-52
Celebrate the Anniversary of the ADA
- ADA 36: Access in Action, Looking Back and Moving Forward
A July 2026 webinar hosted by the Southeast ADA Center, Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University and State Affiliates from eight states in the U.S. Southeast Region: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The webinar is 1.25 hours / 75 minutes with captioning.
Credit: Get a Certificate of Participation after you view the entire webinar and complete the Post Test Eval.
Web: disabilitywebinars.org/archives/ada36-access-in-action - ADA Anniversary Tool Kit
Find an A to Z Countdown to the ADA Anniversary with 26 topics of resources on the ADA and disability rights.
Get logos for the ADA Anniversary and Ideas to celebrate including social media posts and Themes to use throughout the year by Month, Week, and Day.
Add your celebrations to the ADA Anniversary Events Calendar. Plus view more Events and the Training Calendar on the ADA National Network website at adaTA.org
Source: ADA National Network (ADANN)
Web: adaanniversary.org - When did the ADA become a law?
Source: ADA National Network (ADANN)
Web: adata.org/faq/when-did-ada-become-law - Fact Sheet: Overview of the ADA
Source: ADA National Network (ADANN)
Web: adata.org/factsheet/ADA-overview
Learn About Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973
- Section 504 at 50: Leaders in the Disability Rights Movement
A podcast interview series created in 2023 in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For transcripts, resources, bios, and more information visit the series webpage and click on the episode title.
Web: adaanniversary.org/504-at-50 - Short History of the Section 504 Sit-In
Source: Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF)
Web: dredf.org/504-sit-in-20th-anniversary/short-history-of-the-504-sit-in - 504 Sit-in 20th Anniversary
These resources celebrate the 1997 anniversary of the passage of Section 504.
Source: Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF)
Web: dredf.org/504-sit-in-20th-anniversary - Video: Judy Heumann Fights for People with Disabilities (captioned)
Learn about the Section 504 sit-in with this “Drunk History” video.
Source: Comedy Central
Web: youtube.com/watch?v=y505KwHp4O4
More Disability Rights History Resources
- Disability Rights Timeline
Source: Temple University
Web: disabilities.temple.edu/resources/disability-rights-timeline - History of Disability Rights Milestones and Laws
Source: American Bar Association
Web: americanbar.org/groups/diversity/disabilityrights/about_us/timeline - Disability Rights and Independent Living Movement Oral History Project
[Note: The Bancroft Library is reorganizing their materials.] A collection of interviews and other materials exploring the social and political history of the disability movement from the 1960s to the present.
Source: University of California at Berkeley
Web: bancroft.berkeley.edu/collections/drilm/index.html - History of the Disability Rights and Independent Living Movement
[Note: The Bancroft Library is reorganizing their materials.]
Source: Bancroft Library at University of California Berkeley
Web: berkeley.edu/collections/drilm/index.html - ADA and Olmstead Resources
Source: ADA National Network (ADANN)
Web: adaanniversary.org/themes/#olmstead - In 1978, They Stopped Buses — And Helped Launch a Disability Rights Movement
Archived news story from April 6, 2026.
Source: Southeast ADA Center
Web: adasoutheast.org/in-1978-they-stopped-buses-and-helped-launch-a-disability-rights-movement - Celebrate Ed Roberts Day – January 23
Archived news story from January 20, 2023.
Source: Southeast ADA Center
Web: adasoutheast.org/celebrate-january-23-ed-roberts-day-2 - Ed Roberts Campus
A group of disability organizations committed to the independent living movement in the U.S and worldwide joined together to build a universally designed, transit-oriented campus in South Berkeley, California.
Web: edrobertscampus.org/about - Judy Heumann’s Website
Web: judithheumann.com - March Forth in Judy’s Honor
Archived news story from March 5, 2025.
Source: Southeast ADA Center
Web: adasoutheast.org/march-forth-in-judys-honor - Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
Web: cripcamp.com - Going “Furthur”: Ken Kesey’s Psychedelic Bus, A Symbol of 1960s Counterculture San Francisco, Is Preparing for One More Run.
Note: There may be limited free access to this article without a paid subscription.
Source: New York Times (August 9, 2026)
Web: nytimes.com/2026/08/09/us/kesey-furthur-bus-san-francisco.html - The History of Disabilities Webinar Series (Parts 1-4)
Accessible audio, video, presentation materials, and transcripts are available. Each webinar is 90 minutes.
Note: There is no continuing education credit for archived webinars.
Source: Southeast ADA Center
Web: disabilitywebinars.org/archives/history-of-disabilities
Broadcast: Parts 1-4 (2018)