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Colleen Flanagan
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Disabled woman in Boston just trying to ADAPT with love because the world works with care.
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📢 Did you know 48 years ago on April 5th, disability movement founders led the longest non-violent occupation of a federal building in US History? April 5, 1977 disabled people organized to pass the federal 504 regulations, which protect people with disabilities from discrimination.
black and white pic of a room jam-packed with people using wheelchairs, and image from the April 5th 1977 sit-ins for 504
April 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Best subway advertisement ever! Prove me wrong. #boston
Subway train ad reads “Stand up for others, literally” in front of foldable seats reminding MBTA riders to only prioritize that area for people with disabilities
March 31, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Transportation made a really exciting announcement about air travel for people who use wheelchairs.

Today, I spoke to GBH News about it!

Tomorrow, I hope more people with disabilities fly with dignity.
#WheelchairsAreNotLuggage

www.wgbh.org/news/nationa...
Thousands of wheelchairs are damaged on flights every year. New federal rules could prevent that.
“You really can’t put a price tag on somebody’s independence and freedom to move,” one Massachusetts advocate said.
www.wgbh.org
December 18, 2024 at 10:27 PM
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Where is the disability justice, rights, and freedom starter pack?
November 15, 2024 at 6:14 PM