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Disability rights activist Phil Miller demonstrates the impossibility (and danger of getting around New York City in a wheelchair in an era before ramps, sidewalk cuts, or accessible public transportation. From a videotape by Peoples Video Theater/Survival Arts Media. Watch the full tape here: https://mediaburn.org/videos/transportation/
Browse more Peoples Video Theater/Survival Arts Media's collection of tapes related to the Disability Rights Movement in the Camp Jened collection here: https://mediaburn.org/digital-exhibitions/camp-jened-the-summer-camp-that-sparked-a-revolution-in-disability-rights/
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