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AARRG! 2

AARRG! 2

A group of disability rights advocates in wheelchairs and standing, holding signs demanding "Elevators Now" and protesting Access-A-Ride delays inside MTA Headquarters.

Date: 2019

Image Description: A color photograph of approximately fifteen disability rights advocates—including four people in motorized wheelchairs in the front row and others standing behind them—gathered inside the lobby of MTA Headquarters for a 2019 protest. Protesters hold various signs reading “ELEVATORS NOW,” “THE MTA CAN AFFORD TO MAKE PUBLIC TRANSIT ACCESSIBLE! The People’s MTA / Fund Elevators NOW!,” “MTA: ACCESS-A-RIDE BUDGET… 4-hour delays + crazy detours + bad service = 9% fare hike?! It doesn’t add up!,” and “We rise!!! NO ACCESS-A-RIDE FARE HIKE!!!”

A group of disability rights advocates in wheelchairs and standing, holding signs demanding "Elevators Now" and protesting Access-A-Ride delays inside MTA Headquarters.