On August 5th, the Road To Freedom bus stopped at the Empire Mall in Sioux Falls and were greeted by Mayor Dave Munson and bus stop coordinators, Ryan Green of the state Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) and Shelly Pfaff of the South Dakota Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities.
Ryan Green of the state Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) introduces Sioux Falls Mayor Dave Munson. Speakers also included Shelly Pfaff of the South Dakota Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities and David Miller of CSD (Formerly Communication Services for the Deaf).
Event organizer Ryan Green of the North Central Chapter Paralyzed Veterans of America speaking at the Road To Freedom bus stop in Sioux Falls, S.D.
The July 6 Road To Freedom bus stop at the Empire Mall in Sioux Falls, S.D. From left to right, ASL interpreter, Sioux Falls Mayor Dave Munson, Shelly Pfaff of the South Dakota Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities, David Miller of CSD (Formerly Communication Services for the Deaf) and the Road To Freedom's Jim Ward, president of ADA Watch and the National Coalition for Disability Rights.
Mayor Munson addresses supporters at the Road To Freedom event at the Empire Mall in Sioux Falls, S.D. The event was organized to take place in a parking lot for a reason. “Too often are people with disabilities left in parking lots because businesses are not accessible to all people,” organizer Ryan Green said.
Mayor Dave Munson told the crowd that he is proud of the achievements made by the city for people with disabilities. He said the city continues to make advancements with projects such as Miracle Field, an accessible field with rubber matting and bases big enough for wheelchairs.
Event organizer Shelly Pfaff, executive director of the South Dakota Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities. Pfaff said her disability rights dream is to “work herself out of a job” and hopes that it happens in her lifetime.
David Steve Miller of CSD (Formerly Communication Services for the Deaf) speaking in front of the Road To Freedom Bus in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Supporters braved the heat and sun at the Sioux Falls, S.D. Road To Freedom bus stop at the Empire Mall.
"Join the Movement" is the slogan on the back of a T-shirt of one of these two disability rights advocates inside one of the resource booths at the Road To Freedom bus stop at the Empire Mall in Sioux Falls, S.D.
At the Empire Mall in Sioux Falls, S.D., Road To Freedom's Jim Ward, founder and president of ADA Watch, called on participants to contact Congress to pass the ADA Restoration Act.
