Stephanie Wolfe
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He came to the demonstration to help the protesters.
Lisa Wheeler, one of those attendants, challenged the officers.
The judge agreed.
The gang of 19 protesters won the right to be arrested and treated like any other protest group.
And they achieved their biggest goal.
The Denver Metro Transit Agency eventually agreed to pay for wheelchair lifts on the new fleet of buses.
Disabled people could now get around town.
It made the city a nationally recognized leader in having accessible buses.
Bobby Simpson, another surviving member, says it was important, and that's why he did it.
You proud of it now, though?
ADAPT became known for its very in-your-face, theatrical style of protesting.
They'd go to public transit conventions and chain themselves to the building or buses, or organize sit-ins at government offices, demanding to talk with officials and policymakers.
By the time Congress was debating the ADA, it had been more than a decade since the Gang of 19 had blocked the buses.
ADAPT had grown its ranks and there were chapters around the country.
So in March of 1990, ADAPT members caravaned from different parts of the U.S.
to Washington, D.C.
They organized a rally of hundreds near the U.S.
Capitol building.
Soon after, Congress passed the ADA with large bipartisan majorities.
It was a huge victory.
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