ADAPT is a grassroots
United States disability rights organization with chapters in 30 states. It is known for being part of the
militant wing of the disability rights movement due to its history of
nonviolent direct action in order to bring attention to the lack of civil rights the disability community has. However, ADAPT also practices legislative policy advocacy, grassroots education and mobilization, and individual members may engage in legal advocacy, as in the case of individual ADAPT members suing the
Chicago Transit Authority in the 1980s.