Crawl-in

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A protest at which wheelchair users crawl into a location to highlight its lack of accessibility for disabled people.

    "DPLF, which has held a regular picket at the non-accessible Sack theatres for several years, and which also holds periodic "crawl-ins" at non-accessible subway and bus stations, is a progressive organization for disabled people."

Example

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"DPLF, which has held a regular picket at the non-accessible Sack theatres for several years, and which also holds periodic "crawl-ins" at non-accessible subway and bus stations, is a progressive organization for disabled people."

Etymology

Compare sit-in, kiss-in, etc.

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