kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd, ɡˈʌvɚnd, ænd ɐdmˈɪnɪstɚd baɪ ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəlz wɪð dˌɪsɐbˈɪləɾiz—wˌɪtʃ mˌeɪd ɪɾ ɐ nˈɑːvəlɾi æt ðə tˈaɪm—ˈækd ɹˈoʊz tə pɹˈɑːmɪnəns ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən wɛn ɪt mˈaʊntᵻd ɐ səksˈɛsfəl tˈɛnsˈɪɾi "sˈɪt ˈɪn" tə fˈoːɹs ðə fˈɛdɚɹəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt tʊ ˈɪʃuː lˈɔŋˌoʊvɚdˈuː ɹˈuːlz tə kˈæɹi ˈaʊt sˈɛkʃən fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹ, ðə wˈɜːldz fˈɜːst dˌɪsɐbˈɪləɾi sˈɪvəl ɹˈaɪts pɹəvˈɪʒənz.
Created, governed, and administered by individuals with disabilities—which made it a novelty at the time—ACCD rose to prominence in 1977 when it mounted a successful 10-city "sit in" to force the federal government to issue long-overdue rules to carry out Section 504, the world's first disability civil rights provisions.