The 1990 "Capitol Crawl" Protest: Advocating for Accessibility at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
Title
The 1990 "Capitol Crawl" Protest: Advocating for Accessibility at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
Creator
Olin, Tom
Subject
Americans Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT), formerly known as Americans Disabled for Accessible Public Transit
United States Capitol
Description
Disability activists a part of ADAPT abandon their wheelchairs and mobility devices and crawl up the steps of the United States Capitol Building, demanding the passage of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) on March 12, 1990. More than 1,000 disabled protestors and their allies illustrate the barriers people with disabilities face day-to-day and what the struggle to pass the ADA was all about.
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Date
1990-03-12
Type
Image
Format
Photograph
Identifier
1990 ADAPT Protest
Source
https://www.disabilitymuseum.org/dhm/lib/catcard.html?id=492
https://tomolincollection.com/?p=166
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Citation
Olin, Tom, “The 1990 "Capitol Crawl" Protest: Advocating for Accessibility at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed November 22, 2024, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/3882.
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