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Beyond the Ramp: A Conversation about Access to Power

 
Beyond the Ramp: A Conversation about Access to Power

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How can we as a society move “beyond the ramp” and envision a more socially just and inclusive world where accessibility includes jobs, housing, transportation, public places, decent healthcare and access to power? Listen in to this exciting and important conversation with the “Empowered Fe Fes” and MurderBall athlete Robert Lujano about disability issues in order to help raise awareness and dispel common misconceptions about people living with disabilities.

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Recorded Friday, June 30, 2006 at Chicago Cultural Center.

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