Only those involved in these visions and struggles would have believed that such outcomes could be possible. Nor can we rest on our laurels. Our journey is not over. It will not be easy. An early African-American civil rights figure, Frederick Douglas, put it clearly.
Power concedes nothing without demand.
It never has and it never will. Last week I celebrated my 20th year as a person with a disability. But I did. You, the movement, have taught me to love myself, my disability, and to be quite proud of it. With this pride we have accomplished great feats.