![]() With a foreword by Jennifer and backmatter covering the specifics of her life and the history of the disability rights movement, this important picture book shines a light on youth activism and disability rights and inspire young readers to speak up for what is right.Ībout three years ago I was startled to notice that several books for kids were being published about historical events in the 1980s and 1990s. Publishing on the 30th anniversary of the Capitol Crawl and the passing of the ADA, All the Way to the Top chronicles the life of Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins and her determination to fight for disability rights, even after the Capitol Crawl. But Jennifer was determined to represent kids with disabilities. Soon, Jennifer decided to participate in the Capitol Crawl, a public demonstration by disability activists to convince lawmakers to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).Īdult disability activists told Jennifer that she was too young. She is arrested for the first time when she is seven. ![]() ![]() She is stopped by the lack of ramps to buildings at school, not allowed to eat lunch with her friends, and shunned by her peers.Įager to prove that she can do anything everyone else can, Jennifer joined the disability rights movement and participated in her first protest when she is six years old. ![]() ![]() As a young girl in the early 80s, Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins, diagnosed with cerebral palsy two years after she was born, realized that she wasn’t treated equally compared to her able-bodied peers and friends. ![]()
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