Joseph Shapiro
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255 appearances
8 recordings
2 series
first heard Dec 2024
last heard 26 Jul
Joseph Shapiro’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And welcome to every one of you out there in this splendid scene of hope spread across the South Lawn of the White House.
And to all of you, I just want to say your triumph is that your bill will now be law and that this day belongs to you.
And on behalf of our nation, thank you very, very much.
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I was on the South Lawn of the White House 36 years ago today as a reporter to cover the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
People came from all over the country with every kind of disability.
It was a celebration.
Let the shameful wall of exclusion finally come tumbling down.
God bless you all.
I've covered the disability rights movement for decades now.
The ADA and all those protections won by the disability community, they're all tied to this right for independent living.
And that's the idea that disabled people want the same lives as everyone else, to go to school, to get jobs, to live with family and friends, to be part of their community.
They didn't want to live in institutions and nursing homes where, before the ADA, people often lived if they needed daily medical and personal care.
Independent living is about getting that care in their own homes.
The Gang of 19.
This nearly forgotten group of activists is a big reason Bishop is where she is today.
In 1978, in Denver, this gang, really it was just a small group of young people in wheelchairs, carried out an extraordinary act of civil disobedience.
It helped set in motion an era of activism that won rights like getting Congress to pass the ADA.
No activities, nothing to do, warehoused, physical injuries, bed sores, a lot of bed sores.
This is Denver civil rights attorney John Holland talking to us about that nursing home, Heritage House.
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