Denver council member dragged himself onto stage before a political debate due to a lack of wheelchair accessibility

Denver councilman with wheelchair forced to lift himself onto debate stage: 'Humiliating experience'

Denver official 'incredibly disappointed and disheartened' by the lack of wheelchair access.

Denver councilman forced to hoist self on debate stage due to lack of wheelchair accessibility

Chris Hinds said many people with disabilities continue to struggle with lack of access more than 30 years after the Americans with Disabilities Act

Denver councilman forced to hoist self on debate stage due to lack of wheelchair accessibility

Chris Hinds said many people with disabilities continue to struggle with lack of access more than 30 years after the Americans with Disabilities Act

Denver councilman forced to hoist self on debate stage due to lack of wheelchair accessibility

Chris Hinds said many people with disabilities continue to struggle with lack of access more than 30 years after the Americans with Disabilities Act

Denver councilman forced to hoist self on debate stage due to lack of wheelchair accessibility

Chris Hinds said many people with disabilities continue to struggle with lack of access more than 30 years after the Americans with Disabilities Act

Get out of your wheelchair and climb the stage — the organizers of a Denver debate party asked the paralyzed council member

Hinds later said he felt like a circus monkey.