#wheelchairusers — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #wheelchairusers, aggregated by home.social.
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Rising adult diaper and disposal costs in Kerala are forcing many wheelchair users to remain indoors, raising fears of serious health risks and social isolation. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/kerala-adult-diaper-crisis-disability-rights-n7ilv0gs?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #AdultDiaper #DisabilityRights #Kerala #WheelchairUsers
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Eight weeks after my cousin Wendy was run over she's slowly learning to walk again on her completely reconstructed foot/ankle/leg.
Today we went out to 'walk' her doggy, Otter. We had to call in at the pub for a cheeky glass. 🍷 She felt human again!
Thx to the staff at the Red Lion, #Eynsham for caring.🙏 XXX
#kindnesscostsnothing #wheelchairusers #disabilityrights #pub
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Eight weeks after my cousin Wendy was run over she's slowly learning to walk again on her completely reconstructed foot/ankle/leg.
Today we went out to 'walk' her doggy, Otter. We had to call in at the pub for a cheeky glass. 🍷 She felt human again!
Thx to the staff at the Red Lion, #Eynsham for caring.🙏 XXX
#kindnesscostsnothing #wheelchairusers #disabilityrights #pub
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I’m going to contact Etech but I’m not gonna hold my breath that they’d offer another replacement.
Trying not to freak out because we were supposed to be going to the Isle of Wight tomorrow on the hovercraft as D’s birthday treat.
While the damage is still minor at the moment, from experience with the first wheel, it could quickly get a lot worse to the point of being basically unusable and I don’t want to get stuck over there, in pain and having to push a broken wheelchair back home.
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I’m actually pretty sure about the culprit this time - the cable protectors at Pride.
I get why they’re used and I try to be as careful as I can be but they are hellish to get over in a wheelchair.
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Roach has another wheel collapse. I’ve only had her about 10 weeks. Less than 3 months and both front wheels have done this.
I am at the top of the weight limit for the chair so I expected some problems down the line but I didn’t think it would be this bad this quickly.
Has anyone else had this with honeycomb wheels? Am I just unlucky? Can anyone recommend better wheels?
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Roach has another wheel collapse. I’ve only had her about 10 weeks. Less than 3 months and both front wheels have done this.
I am at the top of the weight limit for the chair so I expected some problems down the line but I didn’t think it would be this bad this quickly.
Has anyone else had this with honeycomb wheels? Am I just unlucky? Can anyone recommend better wheels?
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Sharing this with a few hashtags in the hope to help to reach more people: UCL is looking for #wheelchairusers working in wet #labs to help testing labcoats #adapted for chairs.
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Curtis's humiliation came from the fact that at his graduation, the ramp to get onto the stage was too steep & #inaccessible for #WheelchairUsers.
Curtis has #EhlersDanlos syndrome, a connective tissue disorder that causes joint dislocations & severe pain, which is why he uses a #wheelchair & has a service animal.
#University #NewBrunswick #LawGrad #PeopleWithDisabilities #AccessibilityFail #AccessibilityMatters #DisabledStudents #Graduation #DisabledCanadians #DisabledVoices
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ME/CFS in the UK: suicide, forced treatment, psychiatric detentions
https://www.thecanary.co/opinion/2024/04/08/me-cfs-millie-nhs/#ME
#CFS
#Suicide
#ForcedTreatment
#PsychiatricDetentions
#BeingSectioned
#Sectioned
#UK
#MentalHealthAct
#DeprivationOfLibertySafeguarding
#DoLS
#DisabledPeoplesOrganisations
#DPOs
#Kettling
#WheelchairUsers
#HumanRights
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ME/CFS in the UK: suicide, forced treatment, psychiatric detentions
https://www.thecanary.co/opinion/2024/04/08/me-cfs-millie-nhs/#ME
#CFS
#Suicide
#ForcedTreatment
#PsychiatricDetentions
#BeingSectioned
#Sectioned
#UK
#MentalHealthAct
#DeprivationOfLibertySafeguarding
#DoLS
#DisabledPeoplesOrganisations
#DPOs
#Kettling
#WheelchairUsers
#HumanRights
#HumamRightsViolations -
ME/CFS in the UK: suicide, forced treatment, psychiatric detentions
https://www.thecanary.co/opinion/2024/04/08/me-cfs-millie-nhs/#ME
#CFS
#Suicide
#ForcedTreatment
#PsychiatricDetentions
#BeingSectioned
#Sectioned
#UK
#MentalHealthAct
#DeprivationOfLibertySafeguarding
#DoLS
#DisabledPeoplesOrganisations
#DPOs
#Kettling
#WheelchairUsers
#HumanRights
#HumamRightsViolations -
ME/CFS in the UK: suicide, forced treatment, psychiatric detentions
https://www.thecanary.co/opinion/2024/04/08/me-cfs-millie-nhs/#ME
#CFS
#Suicide
#ForcedTreatment
#PsychiatricDetentions
#BeingSectioned
#Sectioned
#UK
#MentalHealthAct
#DeprivationOfLibertySafeguarding
#DoLS
#DisabledPeoplesOrganisations
#DPOs
#Kettling
#WheelchairUsers
#HumanRights
#HumamRightsViolations -
ME/CFS in the UK: suicide, forced treatment, psychiatric detentions
https://www.thecanary.co/opinion/2024/04/08/me-cfs-millie-nhs/#ME
#CFS
#Suicide
#ForcedTreatment
#PsychiatricDetentions
#BeingSectioned
#Sectioned
#UK
#MentalHealthAct
#DeprivationOfLibertySafeguarding
#DoLS
#DisabledPeoplesOrganisations
#DPOs
#Kettling
#WheelchairUsers
#HumanRights
#HumamRightsViolations -
Disabled more likely to be in lower-paid and non-homeworking jobs – analysis
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/disabled-more-likely-to-be-in-lower-paid-and-non-homeworking-jobs-analysis/ar-AA1kWnNp?cvid=964bd81df808489cf54c47c0023df639&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=8#Disabled
#LowPaid
#NonHomeWorking
#CareWorkers
#Cashier
#LeonardCheshire
#BenefitCuts
#Support
#ONS
#CareEscorts
#HomeCarers
#SchoolCrossingPatrols
#Libraries
#YouthWork
#WheelchairUsers
#Employers
#Ableism
#Hunt
#WCA
#WarOnDisabled
#DigitalExclusion
#DWP
#ChanceToWorkGuarantee
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Disabled more likely to be in lower-paid and non-homeworking jobs – analysis
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/disabled-more-likely-to-be-in-lower-paid-and-non-homeworking-jobs-analysis/ar-AA1kWnNp?cvid=964bd81df808489cf54c47c0023df639&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=8#Disabled
#LowPaid
#NonHomeWorking
#CareWorkers
#Cashier
#LeonardCheshire
#BenefitCuts
#Support
#ONS
#CareEscorts
#HomeCarers
#SchoolCrossingPatrols
#Libraries
#YouthWork
#WheelchairUsers
#Employers
#Ableism
#Hunt
#WCA
#WarOnDisabled
#DigitalExclusion
#DWP
#ChanceToWorkGuarantee
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I'm stuck relying on taxis for the now. My car has failed its MOT and is stuck in the garage for repairs. And of course I have to pay extra to get a taxi where my wheelchair will fit in the boot.
#Disability
#Mobility
#MOT
#Car
#Repairs
#Wheelchair
#WheelchairUsers
#Taxis
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If I was in Gaza City with no power I would be unable to move south due to my Osteoarthritis. I'd need fuel for my car. That or electricity for my wheelchair & the ability to recharge it at intervals on the journey when it runs out of power. There will be Gazans with osteoarthritis & other disabilities unable to walk south & no fuel/ power for transport to move south.
#Disabled
#Gaza
#GazaCity
#Evacuation
#NoFuel
#NoPower
#NoTransport
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If I was in Gaza City with no power I would be unable to move south due to my Osteoarthritis. I'd need fuel for my car. That or electricity for my wheelchair & the ability to recharge it at intervals on the journey when it runs out of power. There will be Gazans with osteoarthritis & other disabilities unable to walk south & no fuel/ power for transport to move south.
#Disabled
#Gaza
#GazaCity
#Evacuation
#NoFuel
#NoPower
#NoTransport
#WheelchairUsers -
If I was in Gaza City with no power I would be unable to move south due to my Osteoarthritis. I'd need fuel for my car. That or electricity for my wheelchair & the ability to recharge it at intervals on the journey when it runs out of power. There will be Gazans with osteoarthritis & other disabilities unable to walk south & no fuel/ power for transport to move south.
#Disabled
#Gaza
#GazaCity
#Evacuation
#NoFuel
#NoPower
#NoTransport
#WheelchairUsers -
If I was in Gaza City with no power I would be unable to move south due to my Osteoarthritis. I'd need fuel for my car. That or electricity for my wheelchair & the ability to recharge it at intervals on the journey when it runs out of power. There will be Gazans with osteoarthritis & other disabilities unable to walk south & no fuel/ power for transport to move south.
#Disabled
#Gaza
#GazaCity
#Evacuation
#NoFuel
#NoPower
#NoTransport
#WheelchairUsers -
If I was in Gaza City with no power I would be unable to move south due to my Osteoarthritis. I'd need fuel for my car. That or electricity for my wheelchair & the ability to recharge it at intervals on the journey when it runs out of power. There will be Gazans with osteoarthritis & other disabilities unable to walk south & no fuel/ power for transport to move south.
#Disabled
#Gaza
#GazaCity
#Evacuation
#NoFuel
#NoPower
#NoTransport
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"Arrests are Almost Like Merit Badges" – Protesters Change History for Citizens with Disabilities:
Today, Out Of Exile – Invisible Disability Rights honors "The Gang of 19" and the disability rights activist group, "ADAPT" (Atlantis Community). Forty-five years ago this week, they demanded, and were instrumental in winning, independence for people with mobility disabilities across the country. This act, is considered by many, to be the birth of the disability rights movement in the US. The unique methods they used, make their story worth exploring… They're just that cool.
On July 5, 1978, as a Denver RTD bus was picking up passengers at Colfax Avenue and Broadway, a group of individuals rolled their wheelchairs in front of the vehicle. After a second bus pulled up to the stop, other wheelchair users maneuvered themselves behind it, forming a blockade. The buses remained trapped between the wheelchair users for the next 24 hours. Chanting, "WE WILL RIDE!", the protesters message of "TAXATION WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION" forced a nation to take notice of the disability rights movement. Are the tax dollars of persons are with disabilities worth less than the tax dollars of others? Are individuals with disabilities deserving of less public accommodations than their "abled" co-citizens? The demand: That one third of Denver city buses be made wheelchair accessible. Thanks to the courage of "the gang's" heroic actions, public buses across the country are equipped to provide accessibility, independence and a bit of equality for people with disabilities.
Check out the "Gang of 19" PBS documentary contained in the links below. You can also read more about the bus blockade, ADAPT's role in the Americans With Disabilities Act, or the time wheelchair user's pulverized a curb with sledgehammers thus, forging the way for inclines at crosswalks. In hindsight, it's outrageous that it took a sledgehammer demolition, to generate understanding about the barriers and safety concerns facing wheelchair users, just trying to cross the street. There is however, much more work to be done to better the lives of all people with disabilities.
Every year as fireworks explode in celebration, I raise a glass to toast the liberty that these "Denver Pioneers" fought to win, for so many with disabilities. The neurodivergent thinkers behind these creative acts of social defiance, are nothing short of legendary. The anniversary of the "Gang of 19" blockade is truly something to celebrate. It also serves as a reminder that, a loud voice or action is sometimes necessary in the fight for disability rights, equality and, to finally #TearDownTheWall.
"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed." Martin Luther King Jr.OutOfExile_IDR ™ – © 2023.
Don't forget the ALT text.
Gang of 19 – History.com: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gang-of-19-disability-activists-protest-denver-bus-system
"Arrests are Almost Like Merit Badges" More Stories of ADAPT Activism: https://www.denverpost.com/2017/07/05/adapt-disabled-activists-denver/
Watch the PBS special – We Will Ride: 44 years after the "Gang of 19" protests: https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/rocky-mountain-pbs/gang-of-19-43-year-anniversary/
More on the "Gang of 19": https://abilitychicagoinfo.blogspot.com/2017/07/we-will-ride-adapt-gang-of-19-in-denver.html
More Work to Be Done: https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/rocky-mountain-pbs/more-work-to-be-done-42-years-after-gang-of-19-protest/
Remembering the Gang of 19: https://www.westword.com/news/disability-protesters-gang-of-19-remembered-in-denver-10496346
#GangOf19 #ADAPT #disability #DisabilityRights #activism #SocialJustice #protest #equality #change #InvisibleDisabilityRights #SpeakUp4Change #accessibility #NoBarriers #accommodation #WheelchairUsers #ADA #DisabilityCommunity #DisabilitySolidarity #DisabilityVoice #respect #dignity #CommunityIntegration #NeurodivergentThinking #heroes #MLK
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"Arrests are Almost Like Merit Badges" – Protesters Change History for Citizens with Disabilities:
Today, Out Of Exile – Invisible Disability Rights honors "The Gang of 19" and the disability rights activist group, "ADAPT" (Atlantis Community). Forty-five years ago this week, they demanded, and were instrumental in winning, independence for people with mobility disabilities across the country. This act, is considered by many, to be the birth of the disability rights movement in the US. The unique methods they used, make their story worth exploring… They're just that cool.
On July 5, 1978, as a Denver RTD bus was picking up passengers at Colfax Avenue and Broadway, a group of individuals rolled their wheelchairs in front of the vehicle. After a second bus pulled up to the stop, other wheelchair users maneuvered themselves behind it, forming a blockade. The buses remained trapped between the wheelchair users for the next 24 hours. Chanting, "WE WILL RIDE!", the protesters message of "TAXATION WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION" forced a nation to take notice of the disability rights movement. Are the tax dollars of persons are with disabilities worth less than the tax dollars of others? Are individuals with disabilities deserving of less public accommodations than their "abled" co-citizens? The demand: That one third of Denver city buses be made wheelchair accessible. Thanks to the courage of "the gang's" heroic actions, public buses across the country are equipped to provide accessibility, independence and a bit of equality for people with disabilities.
Check out the "Gang of 19" PBS documentary contained in the links below. You can also read more about the bus blockade, ADAPT's role in the Americans With Disabilities Act, or the time wheelchair user's pulverized a curb with sledgehammers thus, forging the way for inclines at crosswalks. In hindsight, it's outrageous that it took a sledgehammer demolition, to generate understanding about the barriers and safety concerns facing wheelchair users, just trying to cross the street. There is however, much more work to be done to better the lives of all people with disabilities.
Every year as fireworks explode in celebration, I raise a glass to toast the liberty that these "Denver Pioneers" fought to win, for so many with disabilities. The neurodivergent thinkers behind these creative acts of social defiance, are nothing short of legendary. The anniversary of the "Gang of 19" blockade is truly something to celebrate. It also serves as a reminder that, a loud voice or action is sometimes necessary in the fight for disability rights, equality and, to finally #TearDownTheWall.
"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed." Martin Luther King Jr.OutOfExile_IDR ™ – © 2023.
Don't forget the ALT text.
Gang of 19 – History.com: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gang-of-19-disability-activists-protest-denver-bus-system
"Arrests are Almost Like Merit Badges" More Stories of ADAPT Activism: https://www.denverpost.com/2017/07/05/adapt-disabled-activists-denver/
Watch the PBS special – We Will Ride: 44 years after the "Gang of 19" protests: https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/rocky-mountain-pbs/gang-of-19-43-year-anniversary/
More on the "Gang of 19": https://abilitychicagoinfo.blogspot.com/2017/07/we-will-ride-adapt-gang-of-19-in-denver.html
More Work to Be Done: https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/rocky-mountain-pbs/more-work-to-be-done-42-years-after-gang-of-19-protest/
Remembering the Gang of 19: https://www.westword.com/news/disability-protesters-gang-of-19-remembered-in-denver-10496346
#GangOf19 #ADAPT #disability #DisabilityRights #activism #SocialJustice #protest #equality #change #InvisibleDisabilityRights #SpeakUp4Change #accessibility #NoBarriers #accommodation #WheelchairUsers #ADA #DisabilityCommunity #DisabilitySolidarity #DisabilityVoice #respect #dignity #CommunityIntegration #NeurodivergentThinking #heroes #MLK
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"Arrests are Almost Like Merit Badges" – Protesters Change History for Citizens with Disabilities:
Today, Out Of Exile – Invisible Disability Rights honors "The Gang of 19" and the disability rights activist group, "ADAPT" (Atlantis Community). Forty-five years ago this week, they demanded, and were instrumental in winning, independence for people with mobility disabilities across the country. This act, is considered by many, to be the birth of the disability rights movement in the US. The unique methods they used, make their story worth exploring… They're just that cool.
On July 5, 1978, as a Denver RTD bus was picking up passengers at Colfax Avenue and Broadway, a group of individuals rolled their wheelchairs in front of the vehicle. After a second bus pulled up to the stop, other wheelchair users maneuvered themselves behind it, forming a blockade. The buses remained trapped between the wheelchair users for the next 24 hours. Chanting, "WE WILL RIDE!", the protesters message of "TAXATION WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION" forced a nation to take notice of the disability rights movement. Are the tax dollars of persons are with disabilities worth less than the tax dollars of others? Are individuals with disabilities deserving of less public accommodations than their "abled" co-citizens? The demand: That one third of Denver city buses be made wheelchair accessible. Thanks to the courage of "the gang's" heroic actions, public buses across the country are equipped to provide accessibility, independence and a bit of equality for people with disabilities.
Check out the "Gang of 19" PBS documentary contained in the links below. You can also read more about the bus blockade, ADAPT's role in the Americans With Disabilities Act, or the time wheelchair user's pulverized a curb with sledgehammers thus, forging the way for inclines at crosswalks. In hindsight, it's outrageous that it took a sledgehammer demolition, to generate understanding about the barriers and safety concerns facing wheelchair users, just trying to cross the street. There is however, much more work to be done to better the lives of all people with disabilities.
Every year as fireworks explode in celebration, I raise a glass to toast the liberty that these "Denver Pioneers" fought to win, for so many with disabilities. The neurodivergent thinkers behind these creative acts of social defiance, are nothing short of legendary. The anniversary of the "Gang of 19" blockade is truly something to celebrate. It also serves as a reminder that, a loud voice or action is sometimes necessary in the fight for disability rights, equality and, to finally #TearDownTheWall.
"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed." Martin Luther King Jr.OutOfExile_IDR ™ – © 2023.
Don't forget the ALT text.
Gang of 19 – History.com: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gang-of-19-disability-activists-protest-denver-bus-system
"Arrests are Almost Like Merit Badges" More Stories of ADAPT Activism: https://www.denverpost.com/2017/07/05/adapt-disabled-activists-denver/
Watch the PBS special – We Will Ride: 44 years after the "Gang of 19" protests: https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/rocky-mountain-pbs/gang-of-19-43-year-anniversary/
More on the "Gang of 19": https://abilitychicagoinfo.blogspot.com/2017/07/we-will-ride-adapt-gang-of-19-in-denver.html
More Work to Be Done: https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/rocky-mountain-pbs/more-work-to-be-done-42-years-after-gang-of-19-protest/
Remembering the Gang of 19: https://www.westword.com/news/disability-protesters-gang-of-19-remembered-in-denver-10496346
#GangOf19 #ADAPT #disability #DisabilityRights #activism #SocialJustice #protest #equality #change #InvisibleDisabilityRights #SpeakUp4Change #accessibility #NoBarriers #accommodation #WheelchairUsers #ADA #DisabilityCommunity #DisabilitySolidarity #DisabilityVoice #respect #dignity #CommunityIntegration #NeurodivergentThinking #heroes #MLK
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"Arrests are Almost Like Merit Badges" – Protesters Change History for Citizens with Disabilities:
Today, Out Of Exile – Invisible Disability Rights honors "The Gang of 19" and the disability rights activist group, "ADAPT" (Atlantis Community). Forty-five years ago this week, they demanded, and were instrumental in winning, independence for people with mobility disabilities across the country. This act, is considered by many, to be the birth of the disability rights movement in the US. The unique methods they used, make their story worth exploring… They're just that cool.
On July 5, 1978, as a Denver RTD bus was picking up passengers at Colfax Avenue and Broadway, a group of individuals rolled their wheelchairs in front of the vehicle. After a second bus pulled up to the stop, other wheelchair users maneuvered themselves behind it, forming a blockade. The buses remained trapped between the wheelchair users for the next 24 hours. Chanting, "WE WILL RIDE!", the protesters message of "TAXATION WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION" forced a nation to take notice of the disability rights movement. Are the tax dollars of persons are with disabilities worth less than the tax dollars of others? Are individuals with disabilities deserving of less public accommodations than their "abled" co-citizens? The demand: That one third of Denver city buses be made wheelchair accessible. Thanks to the courage of "the gang's" heroic actions, public buses across the country are equipped to provide accessibility, independence and a bit of equality for people with disabilities.
Check out the "Gang of 19" PBS documentary contained in the links below. You can also read more about the bus blockade, ADAPT's role in the Americans With Disabilities Act, or the time wheelchair user's pulverized a curb with sledgehammers thus, forging the way for inclines at crosswalks. In hindsight, it's outrageous that it took a sledgehammer demolition, to generate understanding about the barriers and safety concerns facing wheelchair users, just trying to cross the street. There is however, much more work to be done to better the lives of all people with disabilities.
Every year as fireworks explode in celebration, I raise a glass to toast the liberty that these "Denver Pioneers" fought to win, for so many with disabilities. The neurodivergent thinkers behind these creative acts of social defiance, are nothing short of legendary. The anniversary of the "Gang of 19" blockade is truly something to celebrate. It also serves as a reminder that, a loud voice or action is sometimes necessary in the fight for disability rights, equality and, to finally #TearDownTheWall.
"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed." Martin Luther King Jr.OutOfExile_IDR ™ – © 2023.
Don't forget the ALT text.
Gang of 19 – History.com: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gang-of-19-disability-activists-protest-denver-bus-system
"Arrests are Almost Like Merit Badges" More Stories of ADAPT Activism: https://www.denverpost.com/2017/07/05/adapt-disabled-activists-denver/
Watch the PBS special – We Will Ride: 44 years after the "Gang of 19" protests: https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/rocky-mountain-pbs/gang-of-19-43-year-anniversary/
More on the "Gang of 19": https://abilitychicagoinfo.blogspot.com/2017/07/we-will-ride-adapt-gang-of-19-in-denver.html
More Work to Be Done: https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/rocky-mountain-pbs/more-work-to-be-done-42-years-after-gang-of-19-protest/
Remembering the Gang of 19: https://www.westword.com/news/disability-protesters-gang-of-19-remembered-in-denver-10496346
#GangOf19 #ADAPT #disability #DisabilityRights #activism #SocialJustice #protest #equality #change #InvisibleDisabilityRights #SpeakUp4Change #accessibility #NoBarriers #accommodation #WheelchairUsers #ADA #DisabilityCommunity #DisabilitySolidarity #DisabilityVoice #respect #dignity #CommunityIntegration #NeurodivergentThinking #heroes #MLK
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"Arrests are Almost Like Merit Badges" – Protesters Change History for Citizens with Disabilities:
Today, Out Of Exile – Invisible Disability Rights honors "The Gang of 19" and the disability rights activist group, "ADAPT" (Atlantis Community). Forty-five years ago this week, they demanded, and were instrumental in winning, independence for people with mobility disabilities across the country. This act, is considered by many, to be the birth of the disability rights movement in the US. The unique methods they used, make their story worth exploring… They're just that cool.
On July 5, 1978, as a Denver RTD bus was picking up passengers at Colfax Avenue and Broadway, a group of individuals rolled their wheelchairs in front of the vehicle. After a second bus pulled up to the stop, other wheelchair users maneuvered themselves behind it, forming a blockade. The buses remained trapped between the wheelchair users for the next 24 hours. Chanting, "WE WILL RIDE!", the protesters message of "TAXATION WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION" forced a nation to take notice of the disability rights movement. Are the tax dollars of persons are with disabilities worth less than the tax dollars of others? Are individuals with disabilities deserving of less public accommodations than their "abled" co-citizens? The demand: That one third of Denver city buses be made wheelchair accessible. Thanks to the courage of "the gang's" heroic actions, public buses across the country are equipped to provide accessibility, independence and a bit of equality for people with disabilities.
Check out the "Gang of 19" PBS documentary contained in the links below. You can also read more about the bus blockade, ADAPT's role in the Americans With Disabilities Act, or the time wheelchair user's pulverized a curb with sledgehammers thus, forging the way for inclines at crosswalks. In hindsight, it's outrageous that it took a sledgehammer demolition, to generate understanding about the barriers and safety concerns facing wheelchair users, just trying to cross the street. There is however, much more work to be done to better the lives of all people with disabilities.
Every year as fireworks explode in celebration, I raise a glass to toast the liberty that these "Denver Pioneers" fought to win, for so many with disabilities. The neurodivergent thinkers behind these creative acts of social defiance, are nothing short of legendary. The anniversary of the "Gang of 19" blockade is truly something to celebrate. It also serves as a reminder that, a loud voice or action is sometimes necessary in the fight for disability rights, equality and, to finally #TearDownTheWall.
"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed." Martin Luther King Jr.OutOfExile_IDR ™ – © 2023.
Don't forget the ALT text.
Gang of 19 – History.com: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gang-of-19-disability-activists-protest-denver-bus-system
"Arrests are Almost Like Merit Badges" More Stories of ADAPT Activism: https://www.denverpost.com/2017/07/05/adapt-disabled-activists-denver/
Watch the PBS special – We Will Ride: 44 years after the "Gang of 19" protests: https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/rocky-mountain-pbs/gang-of-19-43-year-anniversary/
More on the "Gang of 19": https://abilitychicagoinfo.blogspot.com/2017/07/we-will-ride-adapt-gang-of-19-in-denver.html
More Work to Be Done: https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/rocky-mountain-pbs/more-work-to-be-done-42-years-after-gang-of-19-protest/
Remembering the Gang of 19: https://www.westword.com/news/disability-protesters-gang-of-19-remembered-in-denver-10496346
#GangOf19 #ADAPT #disability #DisabilityRights #activism #SocialJustice #protest #equality #change #InvisibleDisabilityRights #SpeakUp4Change #accessibility #NoBarriers #accommodation #WheelchairUsers #ADA #DisabilityCommunity #DisabilitySolidarity #DisabilityVoice #respect #dignity #CommunityIntegration #NeurodivergentThinking #heroes #MLK
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Was about to go on a #photography roll when I realised my chair needed to be charged
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Was about to go on a #photography roll when I realised my chair needed to be charged
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#Massachusetts #PublicSafety #Disability — #ICYMI, a new state traffic law that directs vehicles to how to watch out for bikes and other “vulnerable road users” also affects #disabled road users.
How? Let’s take a quick look on how it helps #WheelchairUsers and #pedestrians: The law’s definitions include people using wheelchairs, scooters, etc.
“The ‘vulnerable road user’ definition is crucial as we can now use it in future roadway safety legislation.”
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New Right to Repair bill looks to empower Colorado power wheelchair users
#righttorepair
#disabilityrights
#wheelchairusershttps://newmobility.com/right-to-repair-bill-looks-to-empower-colorado-power-wheelchair-users/