A Denver city councilman who is paralyzed from the chest down said he felt like a “circus monkey” trying to climb onto a stage that was not accessible by wheelchair.
A disabled Colorado lawmaker says that he was forced to ditch his wheelchair and try to crawl onto a debate stage to avoid losing $125,000 in campaign funds.
DENVER — Denver City Councilman Chris Hinds couldn’t maneuver his wheelchair onto the stage at the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance school Monday afternoon. The venue didn’t have a ramp for
Chris Hinds, currently vying to keep his seat in the city s 10th District, was without a ramp and therefor forced to crawl onto the debate stage, held at a dance studio.