The Capitol Crawl: How an 8-Year-Old Girl Changed America Forever

On March 12, 1990, eight-year-old Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins crawled up 83 marble steps of the U.S. Capitol to demand passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. She was one of about 60 activists who left their wheelchairs that day in what became known as the Capitol Crawl. Four months later, President George H.W. Bush signed the ADA into law, granting civil rights protections to 43 million Americans with disabilities. The fight she started continues today.