ABC 11: “Activists from across the country gathered in Raleigh Monday, calling on North Carolina lawmakers to prioritize care and secure more funding for people who are disabled.
50 protesters in wheelchairs and on crutches made their way from Glenwood South to the State Department of Health and Human Services near Dix Park.
According to our newsgathering partners at the News and Observer, at one point, they blocked the exits of the DHHS’ Adams building, preventing workers from leaving.
The demonstration comes on the 25th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Olmstead decision which prohibited unnecessary segregation of people living with a disability.”