Wade Blank was a non-disabled Presbyterian minister who became a disability rights activist.

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt experienced a motor disability resulting from polio that required him to use a wheelchair

Andrew Young served as a civil rights leader, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, and mayor of Atlanta

Andrew Young's first wife Jean Young and Andrew Young's daughter both died of cancer

Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a sermon focusing on the parable of the Good Samaritan in Memphis, Tennessee, on the evening before his assassination in 1968

Martin Luther King Jr. traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968 to advocate for sanitation workers following the deaths of two sanitation workers caused by malfunctioning equipment

Achilles International is an organization that supports and oversees athletes with disabilities participating in endurance sports

Martin Luther King Jr.'s interpretation of the Good Samaritan parable calls for fixing the systemic causes of suffering

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a civil rights law signed by President George H.W. Bush.

In March 1990, ADAPT organized a protest known as the "Capitol Crawl" in Washington, D.C.

Police at the 1978 protest could not arrest the protestors because police vans, jails, and courthouses were not wheelchair accessible.

In its 1999 Olmstead decision, the Supreme Court ruled that disabled people have a right to receive long-term care in the community.

During the "Capitol Crawl," dozens of people with disabilities crawled up the 83 marble steps of the U.S. Capitol.

On average, providing care for a person with significant disabilities in their own home costs less than care in a nursing home.

The Colorado state legislature capped the number of paid Medicaid hours for in-home caregivers due to budget constraints.

In 1975, Wade Blank co-founded the Atlantis Community organization in Denver to provide housing and services for disabled people.

After the ADA passed, ADAPT shifted its focus to getting disabled people out of nursing homes, using the slogan "Free Our People".

The Olmstead decision required states to create and fund services to help disabled people live in their own homes.

Potential threats to disability rights include cuts to Medicaid and new work requirements to qualify for the program.

A judge ruled in favor of the protestors, establishing their right to be arrested and treated like any other protest group.

Wade Blank took a job at the Heritage House nursing home and was horrified by the conditions for young residents.