Chris Hinds, a member of the Denver City Council who uses a wheelchair, tried to lift himself onto a stage at a debate this week, since the venue lacked an option accessible for wheelchairs. 'I felt like a circus monkey,' He told USA TODAY.
earlier this week said he had to participate in the debate, or he would “forfeit $125,000 in Fair Election Fund money.” Denver voters in 2018 approved the Fair Elections Fund, which requires candidates to go through debates to receive public campaign funding. that “Candidates receiving Fair Elections Funds must appear at the debates sanctioned for their races.”
The Americans with Disabilities Act"protects the civil rights of people with disabilities in many aspects of public life,"Employers, state and local governments, businesses open to the public and other organizations, companies and providers are all required to follow the law. Malik Robinson, the executive director of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, also apologized in a statement shared on Facebook on Thursday.
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