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April 21, 2015

53 Disability Rights Activists Arrested at the White House 
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Over 50 disability rights activists have been arrested at a protest in
Washington, D.C. The group ADAPT is demanding President Obama issue an
executive order to end the "inhumane warehousing of people in nursing
facilities" and implement policies to ensure living wages for healthcare
attendants under Medicaid.

 

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