We often think that policy changes first, then behavior follows. But history shows the opposite. Policy follows emotion. The Americans with Disabilities Act passed because of the Capitol Crawl—a protest where survivors of disability threw away their wheelchairs and crutches to crawl up the Capitol steps, showing the nation what "inaccessibility" truly looked like.
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