"I'll take all night if I have to!" #Shorts #DisabilityHistory #CapitolCrawl

Summary

The transcript details the powerful disability rights protest known as the Capitol Crawl, where activists with disabilities, including 8-year-old Jennifer Keelan, crawled up the steps of the US Capitol to demand passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Led by the organization ADAPT, these "wheelchair warriors" challenged public perceptions of disability and fought to end discrimination by dramatically demonstrating the physical barriers they faced daily. Their dramatic protest ultimately helped secure the ADA's passage in 1990, a landmark civil rights law that prohibited discrimination and required reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, ensuring greater access to housing, schools, jobs, and civic life.