ADAPT's Fight for Justice
Caption:
Members of ADAPT (Americans Disabled for Accessible Public Transit) protest the American Public Transportation Association’s annual convention, challenging the organization’s opposition to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Alt Text:
Black and white photograph of more than 100 people moving in a line down a busy street. The procession approaches a stop light as cars sit in gridlock in an intersection in the distance.
Extended Description:
Five people using wheelchairs lead the procession. Four of them wear T-shirts with a circle with a line through it, and four hold signs. The leftmost sign reads “Adapt or Perish” in all caps, and the other signs are hard to make out in this photograph. Just behind this row, a person carries an American flag and as another holds a video camera on one shoulder. Most of the people in the procession use wheelchairs. Some wear shirts with the struck-through circle logo, and some hold signs. Several people walk alongside the procession. Two in the distance hold up their arms while standing in an empty traffic lane. Cars lined up to the left lead back to a snarl of traffic.
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Credit
Tom Olin, Photographer
Location
Atlanta, GA
Medium
Photograph
Date
September 24, 1989