They got things done, partly because they were cross-disability and partly because of their ability to concentrate on one issue at a time. They had no hierarchy or vested interests and could move fast. Thus, these organizations literally dropped dead, peacefully and unnoticed by most. Van Winkle wanted to know whether the gap in living conditions between disabled and non-disabled people was still widening. Van Winkle got interested.
Most disabled people work.
In this respect there is hardly any difference between the disabled and non-disabled population anymore. Accessible busses are not enough to get you to work, when you first need help to get out of bed. We don't have these places anymore. I told you, Apartheid was formally abolished in the year 2024, but already long before that nobody lived in institutions anymore. There was simply no need.