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Two vertical digital information screens mounted on a red-tiled wall at the Bowling Green subway station showing arrival times and elevator status.

Visible

A hand-drawn protest poster reading "MTA: Access-A-Ride Budget... 4-hour delays + crazy detours + bad service = 9% fare hike?! It doesn't add up!"

AARRG!

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

AARRG! 2

Close-up of a yellow Accessible Pedestrian Signal push-button and sign mounted on a street pole at a New York City intersection.

Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS)

Disability activists wearing masks and holding "Elevators Are For Everyone" signs speak out at an Elevator Action Group rally.

Eag1

A group of protesters gathered behind a large black banner reading "Elevators Are For Everyone" outside a glass-fronted building.

Eag2

A huge crowd of protesters fill the street, which is lined with tall buildings and trees.

Crowds gather

Group of disability rights activists sitting in wheelchairs and standing outdoors holding protest signs.

ADA35 Group Photo

Crowd of people gathered in a park plaza for a disability rights rally holding protest signs.

ADA35 Rally

A man stands in front of a colorful, large cardboard sign in vibrant pink, blue, and purple letters.

ADA35 Sign Language

Disability rights protesters holding signs inside a building lobby near escalators.

Trump Tower Protest

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