Episode

Reporter's Notebook: The disability rights protest that changed every bus ride

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All Things Considered
Published
Jul 4, 2026
Duration seconds
525
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https://www.kuow.org/stories/reporter-s-notebook-the-disability-rights-protest-that-changed-every-bus-ride
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https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2026/07/20260704_atc_reporter_s_notebook_the_disability_rights_protest_that_changed_every_bus_ride.mp3?t=progseg&e=nx-s1-5831857&p=2&seg=4&d=525&size=8403532
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Summary

A 1978 protest by wheelchair users won a right many now take for granted: boarding a city bus. NPR's Joe Shapiro and Colorado Public Radio's Stephanie Wolf explain.