Dear Friend of Disability Rights:

I have volunteered to join in the ADAPT FUN*RUN for Disability Rights which supports ADAPT's work to make community living (vs institutional living) a reality for everyone. Thousands of disabled individuals are warehoused in institutions, where we are then abused and neglected. Our freedoms are stripped away to the point where we have no control over simple things, such as what we eat, if/when we shower and when we get out of bed or go to sleep. ADAPT fights for legislation like the Disability Integration Act that would secure disabled people's right to live in the community.

Our work also includes fighting for healthcare that disabled people desperately need. This current administration keeps attacking Medicaid, a source of health insurance for many disabled people, through bills such as the Senate bill Graham-Cassidy or the tax bill. You can see coverage of our fight against the Graham-Cassidy bill here.

You can help us fight these attacks on disabled people! I will roll my way around Upper Senate Park, at the corner of Constitution and 1st Street on May 13, 2018 until I complete 20 or so laps. Please select the sponsor button above and make a pledge for each lap or a flat donation. Any amount is greatly appreciated, and remember, your donation is tax deductible.

Your support ensures that my ADAPT siblings and I have food and water, that we have a place to recharge (figuratively and literally!), that any tickets/fines that we acquire get paid (which is terribly needed after the #SummerOfADAPT and the #StopTheShock protests over the past year), and much more!

Please sponsor me so we can continue to Free Our People!

Sincerely,
Priya Penner