
On March 12, 1990, over one thousand activists descended on to Washington, D.C. and gathered in front of the Capitol building. About 60 disabled activists proceeded to crawl up the stairs to the Capitol building in what became known as the Capitol Crawl. Four months later, on July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the ADA, was signed into law. On April 5, 1977, over 100 disabled activists and non-disabled supporters staged a sit-in at the Federal Building to demand recognition of disabled civil rights. The sit-in lasted approximately 30 days, with food and medical support coming from outside groups. The activists were protesting the 4-year delay in signing section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act into law. On February 13, 2018, disabled activists and their allies returned to the Capitol building. Members of ADAPT, some who were involved in the Capitol Crawl, flooded the hearing room where arguments for and against HR620, a bill that advocates believed would weaken the ADA, were being heard. Many activists were dragged out or arrested. On February 15, 2018, HR620 passed in the House of Representatives. Read the rest of this entry