San Francisco Examiner, Thursday, October 22, 1992

TITLE: 113 more disabled protesters arrested

Subheading: Demonstrators blocked intersection of 4th and Mission

Examiner Staff Report

San Francisco Police arrested 113 protesters -— most of whom were in wheelchairs — in the fourth day of demonstrations calling for more federal money for in-home attendants for the disabled.

The people arrested outside of the George Moscone Convention Center were cited for blocking the intersection of Fourth and Mission streets and for blocking Fourth Street, said a police spokesman.

Those arrested were taken to Pier 38 where they were cited and released, the spokesman said.

An ambulance was called to the scene after a report of a minor accident involving an automobile and a protester in a wheelchair. The unidentified protester sustained minor injuries and refused medical treatment, said a spokesman for the responding medical unit. He was not taken to the hospital.

Another ambulance was called when a woman complained of pain in her arm. She was not arrested.

On Tuesday, police arrested 45 people for blocking the doors at the United Nations Plaza.

Wednesday’s demonstration was one of several held this week while nursing home operators are in town for a convention. Increased funding would help disabled people live in their own homes rather than nursing homes, according to the protesters.

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