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Staartsäit / Albumen / Free Our People March, 144 miles Philadelphia to DC, September 2003 85
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Delaware County Daily Times Friday September 5, 2003 5 [Headline] Their cause is marching on [image] [image caption] More than 120 Disability Rights Advocates marched 10 miles from Philadelphia to Glenolden yesterday, en route to Washington, D.C. Above, Raymond Jones, right, pets Inky, a service dog belonging to Daniese McMullin-Powell at First Presbyterian Church in Glenolden, where the group camped on the first leg of its journey. Times staff/ Paula E. Doyle - ADAPT (1499)
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[3 photos] [caption] PHOTOS BY TOM OLIN [Headline] Free Our People Continued from page 1 [that page is currently missing] nation's nursing homes and institutions." Marchers camped along the way, traveling with tents, portable bathrooms and a mobile physical plant to recharge and repair wheelchairs. Vans rode along the route to retrieve those with mechanical problems or dead batteries. The marchers who averaged about 10 miles per day were greeted and hosted along the way by volunteers who provided food and assistance. Some nights they camped out and other nights were spent in churches. Additional marchers joined the procession along the way. Marchers were elated en route when co-organizer Bob Kafka received a letter from an assistant to President George Bush inviting ADAPT "back to the White House to continue our discussion." Organizers planned to meet at the White House, as well as lobby in Congress, after the march. Amtrak provided a special train for 300 people stopping in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania to pick up passengers. The train arrived in Washington in time to greet the marchers as they passed the station and then the 300 joined the march for the final leg to the rally on Capitol Hill. "The marchers looked like they had survived a war as they came by," said Danny Robert who traveled from New York City. "They were so burned from the sun and some looked battered." Thousands of supporters cheered the marchers as they arrived at the rally. MiCASSA co-sponsors, the first to speak, included Senators Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Arlen Spector (R-Pa.) and Representatives Danny Davis (D-Ill.) and John Shimkus (R-Ill.). A number of national disability groups were represented on the podium including the National Council on Aging, the National Council on Independent Living, ADA Watch, the American Association for People with Disabilities. In a poignant moment Yoshiko Dart stood next to Justin Dart's wheelchair, hat and boots as she spoke to the crowd. - ADAPT (1482)
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On September 17, 2003, an estimated 10,000 ADAPT members met in Washington D.C. to advocate for the passage of the landmark legislation, Mi Cassa. ADAPT members from across the nation gathered again to make the case for freeing persons with dis-abilities from institutions. Senators Harkin and Specter once again spoke to the group, pledging their support for the legislation. After the rally, members of ADAPT spread out to visit members of Congress and deliver their message of freedom. The activities were familiar. This is not the first time that ADAPT has been in Washington, but this year was different. Seeking a way to dramatize its message of independence and freedom, ADAPT members met in Philadelphia on September 3, 2003 and marched to Washington. One hundred twenty-five persons began the march. But by the time the marchers reached Washington their ranks had swollen to nearly 500. The march took over a year to plan. Terrence Turner, co-Executive Director of Atlantis, said, "We were like an army. Everything had to be planned in advance. Plans for food, sleeping arrangements, and police escorts needed to be executed. Our planning committee did an inspiring job." The marchers traveled using wheelchairs. They stayed to the streets and highways. Police escorts traveled with them, changing as the group passed from one political jurisdiction to another. Vans, trucks, and trailers accompanied the marchers to carry equipment. Two vehicles carried portable toilets. The group covered from ten to sixteen miles a day. Each day a camp committee went ahead to pitch tents and pre-pare for the night. The marchers slept outdoors all but three nights. Much of the food was provided along the way by well-wishers. Most of these well-wishers were church groups. Weather proved a challenge for the marchers. The group was met the first day with pouring rain. It rained a number of other days as well, but Mr. Turner said that even more uncomfortable were the days when the marchers put on rain gear, anticipating rain, and it did not rain. "The rain gear was like wear-ing sweat suits," he said. One night the group slept in an ice skating rink. While the ice had been removed, the building was damp and cold. An indoor fog blanketed the sleepers causing them to have a very unpleasant night. At one point the group traveled along an interstate high-way. Cars whizzed by at 60 miles an hour. The marchers were forced to travel in single file. Over one hundred wheelchairs formed a line across the Maryland country-side. ADAPT signaled for all to see that persons) with disabilities belong anywhere and can live independently. The marchers traveled through the rolling hills of Maryland. Terrence was one of only two persons who continuously used a manual wheelchair. "You would think that you had reached the top of a hill and discover that you had just reached a little plateau, he said. "A ten mile day in this terrain is a very long day when you're pushing your wheelchair every inch of the way." But he and the others pushed on. Only two persons were forced to leave the march. One person had a stroke and could not return but a second marcher who left the group for health reasons was able to rejoin the march before the group reached Washington. "In spite of the rain and the heat, the hills and the traffic, the uncomfortable sleeping conditions, and the physical challenges, we met each day with a surge of energy that we drew from one another and from our purpose for being there," said Terrence. Each night the marchers sat around their campsite and talked. They got to know one another and drew strength from one anothers commitment to improve the lives of persons with disabilities. The marchers also drew strength from others who they met. The police were courteous and supportive. Drivers honked their horns and waved in solidarity. Local newspapers in towns and cities along the way interviewed the marchers and wrote positive stories. These stories were read to the group in their evening meetings. Other local people provided food and a place for the group o set up camp at night. ADAPT had a chance to tell its story as its members marched to Washington. Persons with disabilities have gone to Washington before, but they have never gone like ADAPT did in September. Never before have several hundred persons using wheelchairs taken to the streets and highways to go to Washington to petition their government. Too many believe that persons with disabilities need to sit on the sidelines of life, watching and waiting, but never getting out on the field to play themselves. The ADAPT marchers brought a message with them to the Congress. That message is, "We don't have to live in nursing homes. We can live in the real world. Won't you help us by changing the laws that make it easier for us to live in an institution than in our communities?" We hope and believe, with the marchers, that the good sense of their message and the strength of their spirit will bring to bare the sweet fruit of freedom. Terrence Turner provided The Colorado Quarterly with the photograms and the first hand experience upon which this story draws. Mr. Turner is the Co-executive Director of The Atlantis Community. A photo journal of the trip can be found on page 23 - ADAPT (1513)
Hartford County Maryland Office of the County Executive Certificate of Appreciation Be it hereby known, that the County Executive of Hartford County, Maryland, did present to ADAPT (American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today) Free Our People March this Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of the historic Free Our People March- September 4-17, 2003. As you travel though Hartford County, know that we are committed to the full participation of all citizens, with and without disabilities, in our community and we support the services that make the choice of independent living possible. Congratulations and best wishes as you proceed to our Nation's Capitol! Given under my hand the Seal of Hartford County [signed] illegible County Executive of Hartford County, Maryland On the 10th day of September Two Thousand Three Attest: [signed] illegible Secretary to the County Executive - ADAPT (1515)
ADAPT 20 Years of Freeing Our People! - ADAPT (1504)
Local News Philadelphia & Its Suburbs FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2003 The Philadelphia Inquirer [image] [image caption] On Baltimore Avenue, (from left) Ernest Morrison, Deborah Russel, Peggy Dougherty and Don Locke lead the way. [second image] [image caption] Marion D'Ambrosio visits with Karin Dinavdi during a lunch break for the group D'Ambrosio operates DeSimone's Salad Express, which served as caterer. Inquirer photographs by Michael S. Wirtz [Headline] In solidarity, aiding a cause Yesterday, 120 people from across the United States started on the Free Our People March, a 144-mile trek from Philadelphia to Washington sponsored by ADAPT, a national group focusing on rights for people with disabilities. The group seeks passage of legislation to provide more support services to disabled and older people. [third image] [image caption] Peggy Dougherty of Easton flaunts her American spirit. - ADAPT (1507)
[left side margin images of faces, without any captions] [Headline] FREE OUR PEOPLE MARCH & RALLY Did you know that if you become disabled and need help, most of the time your only choice is to go to a nursing home? Didja know people with all kinds of disabilities (even people who use ventilators) live in their own homes and get services there? Didja know the main problem is federal Medicaid rules that keep services focused on institutions? And the nursing home lobbyists work hard to keep it that way too! MiCASSA— the Medicaid Community Attendant Services and Supports Act will solve the problem! Many of us marching were once stuck in a nursing home or other institution, or have been threatened with it. 13 years ago when we started this campaign we knew this could work and people are unnecessarily institutionalized in nursing homes and similar places. Since then, thousands of people have moved from institutions like nursing homes, and proven time and again it can be done! BUT, over 2 million people are still stuck, many want out but don't have that choice. Help us make MiCASSA a reality!