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DC Metro ADAPT

@DCAdapt

We are D.C. Metro chapter of @NationalADAPT, a grassroots disability rights org fighting to end institutional bias. #ADAPTandRESIST https://teapaw.org/t.co/YaBy7k9JdT

 Washington, DC
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Joined February 2017
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Alicia (@SewWhatAlicia) profile picture
Alicia@SewWhatAlicia24 Mar 2022
Boeing makes military aircraft with the capability to strap down thousands of pounds of cargo. Remind me who makes passenger airplanes.🤪🤨 I will not accept that we cannot produce airplanes that can accommodate a wheelchair. #JustPlaneWrong #PushingAccessForward @SecretaryPete
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Side note - it was implied that disabled travelers should purchase better chairs for accessible air travel. Not cool. Airlines design planes for customers, they need to be designed for wheelchair users, too. This is true for every transportation / mode provider. #JustPlaneWrong
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It’s #JustPlaneWrong to expect wheelchair users to buy a separate chair w/ tie-downs to use for safe air travel. Wheelchair users do not get their wheelchairs for the convenience of airlines. They get them to meet their mobility, health, & independence needs.
An airline contractor assists a wheelchair user in disembarking an aircraft.

ALT An airline contractor assists a wheelchair user in disembarking an aircraft.

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“Stop the blame game.” PVA National President Charles Brown Passengers with mobility disabilities should not be injured or die while using air travel. #JustPlaneWrong #Flightmares #PushingAccessForward
Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) (@PVA1946) profile pictureParalyzed Veterans of America (PVA)
@PVA194624 Mar 2022
It’s #JustPlaneWrong to expect wheelchair users to buy a separate chair w/ tie-downs to use for safe air travel. Wheelchair users do not get their wheelchairs for the convenience of airlines. They get them to meet their mobility, health, & independence needs.
An airline contractor assists a wheelchair user in disembarking an aircraft.

ALT An airline contractor assists a wheelchair user in disembarking an aircraft.

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@USDOT mtg on travel for wheelchair users, airline attendants rep speaking - mentioning worker shortage, lack of maneuvering space on aircraft, need for accessible lavatories, something about aisle chairs that I didn't catch (sorry) + #JustPlaneWrong
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Check out the full comments @MDAorg sent to the @USDOT before today's meeting. Read more➡️ bit.ly/3uq6FIb #JustPlaneWrong #Flightmares #AccessibleAirTravel
Image from MDA Advocacy (Archived) (@MDA_Advocacy)
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DC Metro ADAPT retweeted
Alicia (@SewWhatAlicia) profile picture
Alicia@SewWhatAlicia24 Mar 2022
Replying to @allwheelsup
@allwheelsup comments and calls for a designated wheelchair spot on all aircraft. Couldn’t agree more! #JustPlaneWrong #DisabilityTwitter
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Alicia (@SewWhatAlicia) profile picture
Alicia@SewWhatAlicia24 Mar 2022
Current commenter ripping into airlines about how they have space for luxury suites, lie down chairs, and bars but can’t figure out how to get a wheelchair on board. It’s savage and I am here for it! #JustPlaneWrong
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Graham Keithley from A4A suggests that wheelchair users select wheelchairs that are easier for airlines to handle. I choose my wheelchairs based on what meets my needs for my everyday life, not for what meets the convenience of the airline industries. #JustPlaneWrong @USDOT
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Emily Ladau@emily_ladau24 Mar 2022
To put the burden on disabled passengers to get a wheelchair better suited to inaccessible air travel isn't a solution. An industry worth billions has no justification for pushing their inability to follow basic laws onto consumers. #PushingAccessForward #JustPlaneWrong
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Replying to @dontony18kb
@dontony18kb preparing for some #GoodTrouble at the US Capitol this week to let Congress know we are #DisabledNotDisposable & to fund #HCBS in Cares Act 2 so we can live in our homes not institutions and #HandsOffTheACA & #SaveMedicaid expansion by delaying #SCOTUSNomination.
Tony from Philly ADAPT wearing sunglasses, a t-shirt, and casual pants in a wheelchair smiling and flashing a peace sign. On the back of chair is a flag with a wheelchair symbol. Tony's on a concrete area and there are trees and public benches behind in background.

ALT Tony from Philly ADAPT wearing sunglasses, a t-shirt, and casual pants in a wheelchair smiling and flashing a peace sign. On the back of chair is a flag with a wheelchair symbol. Tony's on a concrete area and there are trees and public benches behind in background.

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DC Metro ADAPT retweeted
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The Hill
@thehill2 Oct 2020
Last night, Rep. @AOC met with protesters from @realnatladapt: "Always always always it is the most vulnerable that are on the chopping block whenever it comes to negotiating these 'bipartisan' bills."
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DC Metro ADAPT retweeted
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Janine Bertram@janinebk2 Oct 2020
AOC meets ADAPT. Proud to be on this team. Thanks to my ADAPT siblings in DC. instagram.com/tv/CF0nldOH_b7…
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Replying to @RealNatlADAPT
@RealNatlADAPT on East Lawn of Capitol Demanding Congressional Funding for #HCBS Direct service workers Hazard pay #DisabledNotDisposable @ColleenFlangan #LivesWorthyOfLife @Sneschalmerz People are dying in institutional settings #FreeOurPeople @annalandre
Image from Heidi Case ♿️🌈 (@transit_4_all)
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.@RealNatlADAPT members camped out on East @uscapitol lawn demanding #COVID relief from Congress for #HCBS b/c Our Homes Not Institutions is safer & #HandsOffTheACA. #DisabledNotDisposable #ADAPTandSurvive #LivesWorthyOfLife #ADAPTpplsHearing #CripTheVote #WhatWeNeed @RepPressley
Misty & Tony from PA ADAPT sitting on the East Lawn of the Capitol with an American flag with ADAPT Icon outlined in stars on the blue part of the flag. Misty is wearing a black ADAPT face mask.

ALT Misty & Tony from PA ADAPT sitting on the East Lawn of the Capitol with an American flag with ADAPT Icon outlined in stars on the blue part of the flag. Misty is wearing a black ADAPT face mask.

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Kings Floyd@kings_floyd23 Nov 2019
Replying to @DCAdapt
@DCAdapt's December Meeting and Celebration! facebook.com/events/55099873… #disability #disabilityadvocacy #ADAPTandRESIST Please RSVP with accommodation requests!
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DC Metro ADAPT retweeted
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Jon Pincus@jdp2320 Nov 2019
Following the #CripTheVote live tweet during the #DemDebate is always a great way to get perspectives that are usually overlooked. Which candidates will #SayTheWord and follow up with a solid discussion and good policies?
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In today's adventures in inaccessibility, I give you this gem. [Video has no sound and shows a hand pressing the Disabled access press button which opens a door through which can be seen a stairwell.] #HellaInaccessible
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Hello? Anyone out there? *clears throat* I have a queer mystery novella in a fantasy setting with a blind detective and her ex-girlfriend trying to solve the murder of the Matriarch of the House of Books. (The Labyrinth’s Archivist)
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The failed leadership of @MayorBowser and @VinceGrayWard7 is apparent when they’ve been silent and inactive on ensuring Black elderly and disabled patients at St. Elizabeth’s have access to clean water. We need your support #bouncebowser #nowaternocare
Image from TRANS HOODOO FUND (@transhoodoofund)
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