ADAPT (Americans Disabled for Attendant Programs Today)
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A national grassroots disability rights network known for nonviolent direct actions to secure the freedom of people with disabilities to live in the community (not institutions).
Volunteers (many are people with disabilities) engage in civil disobedience for disability rights (e.g. ADAPT’s famous Capitol crawl), advocate for policies like home care funding, and support chapter organizing.
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1983
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