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Representation

Activists wanted to see disabled people included across all areas of society. Because of his background in entertainment, organizer Danny Robert fought hard for disability representation in TV, movies, and the arts. The rally featured live performances by disabled musicians and dancers. Middle photo: Eric Levine of the Disabled In Action Singers (center) plays with other musicians.
Representation

Date: Jul 25, 1993

Image Description: Two smiling women using wheelchairs are dancing across the wooden platform, one holding a pink tambourine. In the background, city buildings and leafy green trees frame the performance area under a bright sky.

Representation

Date: Jul 25, 1993

Image Description: A musical gathering on a sidewalk outside “Casey’s Restaurant”. Eric Levine from the DIA Singers and another man play acoustic guitars while a crowd of onlookers sings and claps. In the foreground, a man in a white dress shirt sitting in a wheelchair smiles and reacts enthusiastically.

Representation

Date: Jul 25, 1993

Image Description: A color photograph showing demonstrators marching down a city avenue past a storefront labeled “Cafe Gourmet Shop”. In the foreground, marchers hold up a large white banner with red and blue lettering that reads “Performers with Disabilities”. Behind them, other banners like “Brooklyn Unity Coalition” are carried by the crowd.