Open for Maintenance – Wegen Umbau geöffnet | ISBN 978-3-95905-703-5 | ARCH+

Maintenance and Remodeling

Maintaining (Through Squatting)

Essay

Aimi Hamraie

S. 86–93

On March 12, 1990, disability activists left their wheelchairs and crutches behind and crawled up the steps towards the seat of the United States Congress in what came to be known as the Capitol Crawl. The protest, widely publicized, is considered a milestone in the history of disability rights, impacting public opinion and urging Congress to finally pass the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), adopted on July 26, 1990. / © picture alliance / AP Photo / Jeff Markowitz

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