In the News: Epoch News Covers Freedom Tour

Disability Rights Bus Travels Across Nation

By Cat Rooney and Chiaki Gonda
Epoch Times Kansas City Staff
Feb 12, 2007

HOME FREE: “The Road to Freedom” bus will travel to 80 cities in its year-long tour to raise awareness of ADA.
Advocates for Americans with disabilities plan to visit 80 cities this year. “The Road to Freedom” bus tour, which [...]

Mississippi: Cold Weather — But a Warm Welcome for the Freedom Bus!

(Jackson, Mississippi, Feb. 1-5) The cold and wet weather was quickly forgotten when the Road To Freedom bus rolled into Jackson, Mississippi. A group of dedicated ADA supporters – many from Living Independently for Everyone (the local Independent Living Center) – waited more than an hour to greet us with colorful signs, applause and cheers! It took us [...]

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