How Disabled Activists Forced Congress To Act
From When Life Gives You Lemons by Kevin & Palmi Henry
May 20, 2026 · 15 min · Season 4 · Episode 7
About this episode
The episode discusses the Capitol Crawl and its impact on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Send us Fan Mail Eighty-three steps doesn’t sound like a policy argument until you picture someone dragging themselves up marble stairs just to be allowed in the room. We’re Kevin and Palmy, and we’re talking about the Capitol Crawl, the 1990 disability rights protest that helped break the stalemate around the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by forcing the country to see inaccessibility up close. We set the scene in Washington, DC: activists leaving behind wheelchairs and mobility aids...
People in this episode
Hosts: Kevin, Palmi
Topics covered
- disability rights
- activism
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- Capitol Crawl
- inaccessibility
- protests
Keywords
- disability rights
- Capitol Crawl
- ADA
- activism
- inaccessibility
- protests
- Washington DC
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Americans with Disabilities Act
Places: Washington, DC
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