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- ADAPT (998)
PHOTO: Shel Trapp, wearing his leather jacket and cap, sitting on a stone bench up against a monument type piece of stone. There is another monument in the background and grass in between. He is looking down at the ground. - ADAPT (999)
CREATIVE LOAFING November 14, 1996 DISABLED ISSUES ADAPT rolls out After five days of conferences, rallies and protests, hundreds of disabled activists headed for home following adjournment of the fall convention of ADAPT (American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today). The Atlanta meeting was particularly productive, say organizers, who secured written commitments from House Speaker Newt Gingrich and President Bill Clinton to press for greater access to home and community-based care for the disabled. The organization, which has been campaigning to increase funding for such programs and steer policy-makers away from nursing home-oriented strategies, even secured a commitment from Georgia Nursing Home Association (GNHA) President Fred Watkins to support a moratorium on new nursing home construction in Georgia. But the concessions did not come easily. More than 400 activists occupied the Clinton-Gore headquarters on election eve, and 86 were arrested — then released — by Atlanta police. The following day, hundreds of demonstrators in wheelchairs blockaded Memorial Drive in front of the GNHA offices, then filled the lobby of the downtown Marriott Marquis, where members of the American Health Care Association (AHCA) were staying during their convention. They sought an audience with AHCA President Paul Wilging, but were unsuccessful; 120 demonstrators were jailed, but a municipal judge released them upon condition they refrain from any more disturbances. "AHCA is becoming less relevant, now that we have legislative measures in the works,” says Atlanta ADAPT member Mark Johnson. "We've definitely got some things to follow up on. We have a committed time-frame for action in Washington, and if things don't get done, we'll escalate again." —- Greg Land - Chronology of ADAPT Actions 1
Chronology of ADAPT Actions: 1974 - Atlantis started 1983 - October National ADAPT started in Denver at APTA Convention 1984 - McDonalds campaign; October Washington DC 1st national action 1985 - February San Diego; April San Antonio – 1st regional action; October Los Angeles, Long Beach 1986 - May Cincinnati; October Detroit 1987 - April Phoenix; Fall San Francisco (trolley cars) 1988 - Spring St Louis; Fall Montreal 1989 - Spring Reno/Sparks; September Atlanta 1990 - March Washington DC: Wheels of Justice (Crawl, Rotunda) 1990 – Summer Denver meeting re: new focus; Fall Atlanta 1991 - Spring Baltimore (Social Security); Fall Orlando 1992 - Spring Chicago; Fall San Francisco 1993 - Spring Washington DC; Fall Nashville (Opryland) 1994 - Spring Washington DC (Bridge to Freedom); Fall Las Vegas 1995 - Spring Washington DC; Fall Lansing, MI 1996 - Spring Houston; Fall Atlanta 1997 - Spring Washington DC; Fall Washington DC 1998 - May Memphis; Fall Washington DC 1999 - May DC; July St Louis, NGA Regional; October Columbus 2000 - January ANA – Freedom Day; June Washington DC; October Washington DC 2001 - May Washington DC; October San Francisco, Laguna Honda 2002 - May Washington DC; October New Orleans – Virtual Action 2003 - May Washington DC; September Free Our People March – Philadelphia to DC 2004 - July Seattle; Fall Washington DC 2005 - March Washington DC; September Washington DC 2006 - Spring Nashville – Testimony; September Washington DC 2007 - April Washington DC; September Chicago 2008 - April Washington DC – 25th Anniversary; September Washington DC – DUH City - Chronology of ADAPT Actions 2
[This is the second page of the chronological list of ADAPT actions] 2009 - April Washington DC; September Atlanta 2010 - April Washington DC; September Washington DC 2011 - Spring Washington DC; September Washington DC – My Medicaid Matters 2012 - Spring Washington DC; October Harrisburg, PA 2013 - April Washington DC; September Washington DC 2014 - Spring Washington DC; September Little Rock 2015 - Spring Washington DC; Fall Salt Lake City 2016 - Spring Washington DC; Fall Boston 2017 - Spring Washington DC; Fall Washington DC 2018 - Spring Washington DC; November Denver, CO