[Image] HOTO p.8 June 1985
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Looking down from above, a large group of people with disabilities in wheelchairs sit in a loose set of concentric circles in front of a hotel desk. Two people work behind the counter, apparently ignoring the group. Standing in front of them, leaning on the counter is a TV camera person and his colleague. The folks in the circles hold papers in their laps and many have signes with messages like "We will ride", "...Give a damn", "Access Forever", "No More Segreg..", "APTA discriminates".

From the central circle in a clockwise direction, starting at 3 o'clock, is Mark Ball, someone in a hat squatting beside him, a quad who drives with his joy stick in a box in front of his mouth (Mickey Rodriguez?) and his hands laid on his knees, a man with a pony tail in a power chair - Mike Aubeger, two man seated in regular chairs with their legs crossed (apparently APTA spokespeople), someone in a manual sports chair in overalls and with dark hair and holding papers in his lap (maybe Bob Kafka), a man in a cowboy hat in a power chair, a man in a scooter in a fishing type hat with his hands crossed in his lap (maybe Jack from Ohio?), another cameraman standing pointing his camera at two of the ADAPT spokespeople, Laura Hershey sitting in her power chair facing directly at the APTA people, and Jean Stewart in a manual chair turning slighting and looking over her shoulder. Behind Jean sits Ken Heard in his power chair with it's left footrest drive, several women are standing around him. Behind Laura is George Florum and to his left are three other people one sitting on a table and two in armchairs. Behind the cameraman isa lanky person in a manual chair (Jim Parker?). More people in wheelchairs sit behind them but their faces are shadowed so it is difficult to see who they are.

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Thursday 11 July 2013

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Thursday 10 December 2015

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• San Diego & San Antonio, Spring 1985

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