Did you know the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed after disabled people crawled up the steps of Congress? In 1990, the ADA had stalled in the US Senate. So dozens of activists left their wheelchairs and mobility aids behind and pulled themselves up the Capitol steps in protest. It became known as the Capitol Crawl. They wanted politicians to see the barriers disabled people faced every day, not as a metaphor, but as reality. Soon after, the ADA passed, banning discrimination and guaran
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Did you know the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed after disabled people crawled up the steps of Congress? In 1990, the ADA had stalled in the US Senate. So dozens of activists left their wheelchairs and mobility aids behind and pulled themselves up the Capitol steps in protest. It became known as the Capitol Crawl. They wanted politicians to see the barriers disabled people faced every day, not as a metaphor, but as reality. Soon after, the ADA passed, banning discrimination and guaran
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