The Boston Herald; Saturday; March 25, 1989

[Headline] Disabled protest at Fed DOT
By Paul Sullivan

SOME.-50 [100 is handwritten in] protesters, many in wheelchairs, demonstrated peacefully outside the U.S. Department of Transportation Building in Cambridge yesterday, urging DOT not to appeal a court decision favoring the disabled.

The decision, handed down Feb. 13 by the U.S. Court of Appeals, stated all public transit systems receiving assistance from the federal government can purchase new buses only if they are accessible to the handicapped.

The Cape Cod group, with many disabled people carrying signs that read, "A Kinder and Gentler Nation," gathered at the front door of the DOT building at 55 Broadway.

The two-hour demonstration in chilly weather was one of several protests for equal access by disabled groups in major cities across the country yesterday.

DOT spokesman Richard H. Doyle said six of the groups were allowed in the building to meet with officials.

PHOTO (staff photo by George Martell):
A smiling and balding young man in a suit bends forward and extends his arm to shake hands with one of four people in wheelchairs who form a partial circle around him. To his left and behind another man in a suit also reaches out to shake hands with another of the people with disabilities. The people in wheelchairs are all wearing winter coats. Behind the group is a camera person filming the event and behind him is the building and another official looking person.
Caption reads: AN EXTENDED GREETING: Stewart Hobbs, left, and Richard Doyle, right, of the U.S. Department of Transportation greet disabled protesters at the DOT building in Cambridge yesterday.

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