Longest
Moving Wheelchair Line - Christopher and Dana Reeve
Foundation sets world record
LOS ANGELES, CA, USA -- To commemorate the passing of
the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 20th anniversary,
the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation lined
up 193 wheelchair users in orderly rows and asked them to
move around orange cones in a "S" shape to honor the beloved
actor and activist Christopher Reeve and his memorable roll
as Superman Read - setting the new world record for the Longest
Moving Wheelchair Line.
The record breaking event was organized
by the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, which dedicates
itself to improving the quality of life for people living
with paralysis.
One by one the participants starting
moving around orange cones in a "S" shape to honor the beloved
actor and activist Christopher Reeve and his memorable roll
as Superman, on and off the screen.
The count off started and as the 106th
participate was counted a rousing cheer erupted. The count
continued to 193, beating the old record by over 80 percent.
Speakers such as, Los Angeles County
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, Maggie Goldberg of the Reeve
Foundation, Author/Speaker Gary Karp, ADA Attorney David Geffen,
and Jesse Billauer of the Life Rolls On Foundation inspired
the crowd.
A random drawing was held and Flip
phones, Skull ear buds and iTune gift cards were doled out
to an excited crowd. And wheelchair dance troupe “Chairlie’s
Angels” pumped up their audience with an energy blast of music
and moves.
President Barack Obama marked Monday's
20th anniversary of a landmark anti-discrimination law for
people with disabilities by promising to boost government
efforts at recruiting, hiring and retaining people with physical
and mental limitations.
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