Today let's chat with Disability Rights Icon Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins @jkclegacy on the #Anniversary of the Historical Disability Rights Protest the Capitol Crawl of 1990!
Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins has spent her life fighting for her right to live a normal life; in school, on the public transit system, and on the steps of the United States Capital building. At age two, she was diagnosed with a condition called cerebral palsy, that left lesions within the motor cortex of her brain.
From an early age, because of her disability, Jennifer was forced to take separate classes (irregardless of her aptitude and ability). impeded by the sheer lack of accessible buildings and transit, and shunned by her peers. Instead of crushing her, it galvanized her fighting spirit.
When Jennifer witnessed her first disability rights protest in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, it changed her life forever. From then on, Jennifer and her mother, Cynthia, joined the disability rights movement and began organizing. At age seven, she and her mother were arrested for protesting peacefully in Montreal, in a moment that shocked North America. At age eight, through iconic footage and photography taken on the steps of the US Capital, she became an icon for the movement to support passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Support Jennifer by purchasing a copy of "All the Way to the Top," at https://jkclegacy.com
[Image Description: A graphic image of a cement stair case with a blue header with white texts that reads LET'S LEARN ABOUT THE CAPITOL CRAWL OF 1990 with a black bar and yellow texts that reads With Host Erin Noon Kay Claiming Disability with a photo of Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins, a beautiful disabled woman with brown hair smiling next to a black and white photo of Justin Dart Jr., Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins and her mother Cynthia Keelan, Bob Kafka, and Dianne Coleman in a protest line next to a copy of All the Way to the Top with a cartoon Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins with blonde hair and her bandana with a black bar with yellow texts that reads March 12, 2024 @ 1pm cst/2pmest/ 11ampst with a blue footer with white texts that reads only on erin.claiming_disability]
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