AN AUCTION THE FIRST ADAPT DISABILITY RIGHTS “T” SHIRT. This auction is for the very first ADAPT “t” shirt from the first National Adapt action in Washington D.C. in 1984. ADAPT then stood for American Disabled for Accessible Public Transport. ADAPT shirts were exhibited in 2000 at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC.
This shirt sits alongside these in the struggle for human freedom.
By Babs Johnson
In October of 1984 ADAPT traveled to Washington D.C.
This was the first city that we traveled to. That was the first T-Shirt that we made. The action included a training of about 20 people from around the country. One of the most memorable events of that action was blocking off Pennsylvania Ave. in front of the White House during rush hour. People got out of their chairs and lay in front of buses. We looked up, as the sun was going down, and there were orange flashers up and down the streets put there by the cops! There were no cars going down the street because they had blocked it off. What a feeling of POWER!
This shirt comes signed by some of the very first Adapt activists who went off the sidewalk in Denver Colorado to block the first bus in the campaign for accessible transport.
It also comes with a sworn affidavit that this is a genuine artifact signed by people who were there in DC and actually made the shirt.
As far as we are aware this is only one of two shirts left in the world and the only one that is ever going to be authentically on sale.
The shirt comes in a beautiful frame that also includes photographs from the event where it was worn and photos of the original 19 people who started ADAPT in Denver and photo’s from the first national action in Washington DC in 1984.
National ADAPT affirms that this will be a one time only sale and that no other shirt of its kind will be sold again. This is your only chance to acquire this historic shirt.
This Item will establish your commitment to and recognition of the struggle for disability rights wherever you are from.
Whether you are a national or local politician, a transit operator, a lawyer or a director of a Center for Independent Living this shirt should certainly be of interest to you.
Whether you’re an educational institution or an organization providing for disabled people, or a museum curator or a private collector here is a unique one- time way to establish disability history in your collection or exhibit.
This is a must buy.
Even before the auction we have received an initial bid from private collector of $500.
This is where the bidding starts.
The auction starts on JAN 21st and ends on March 15th. 2006
From the 5th to the 15th of March 2006 the Auction will be placed on EBAY starting at the highest bid received to that date. At that time the highest bidder will be asked to submit the bid onto the EBAY auction.
Final payment will be accepted by PAYPAL, Check or Bankers Draft or Money order. The Shirt will be shipped for free on receipt and clearance of the payment.
The top bid will be shown on this page of the ADAPT website through out the auction. All Bidders will be notified when the Item goes onto EBAY and directed to that part of the auction.
To Bid please submit the following information:-
All proceeds from the sale will go to the continuing work of ADAPT to free disabled people from institutions. So as well as acquiring a piece of history you will also contributing to the future of the disability rights movement. GOOD LUCK!
If you would like any more information about the Shirt or the auction contact:
Babs Johnson (303) 733-9324 adaptbabs@atlantiscommunityinc.com
Johnny Crescendo (215) 633-0193 adaptdan@yahoo.com
Mark Johnson (404) 350-7490 mark_johnson@shepherd.org
Please note that Babs and Mark are two of the people who were at these first demonstrations back in the ‘80’s.
