The Washington Post
B2 Tuesday, May 11, 1999 s

[Headline] 85 Disability Rights Activists Arrested

D.C. police arrested 85 demonstrators yesterday in a day-long protests, outside a North Capitol Street building that is home to the National Governors' Association, officials said.

The protesters, many in wheelchairs and carrying signs that said "Our Homes, Not Nursing Homes," were speaking out on a Georgia cadre, last month before the Supreme Court. The case could determine whether states or individuals have the right to decide where disabled people will be cared for when Medicaid is pricking up the tab. "It's not about more dollars or less dollars," said Michael Auberger, 43, of Denver, one of the organizers of the protest, carried out by a group called ADAPT. "It's about who gets to choose."

Organizers said about 400 demonstrators entered the building at 444 North Capitol St. NW, blocking lobby elevators and demanding to speak to the head of the governors group. Police said that 29 people were arrested after blocking the entrance to the building's garage and that 56 more were arrested when they refused to leave the building.

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