From the archives: Christopher Reeve addresses 1996 DNC in Chicago

Christopher Reeve took the stage on the first night of the 1996 Democratic National Convention to advocate for the Americans with Disabilities Act and investment in research. The "Superman" actor suffered a spinal cord injury from a horseback riding accident in 1995. Watch the speech he delivered on Aug. 26, 1996.
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[@hjordistorfa]

What a lovely Powerful speach from a Great man we learned to call "Superman" smile.. Mr Christopher Reeve.. Thank you CBS News for sharing this Magnifik performance with us all.. Stay safe & Strong everyone.. America is no less to day in 2024.. Great United Nation.. Greetings from Skandinavia 💞🇮🇸😊👍💖🩵💙🩵

[@Dancinontiktok]

Everyone on earth should learn something from this guy!

[@kateskeys]

God bless Christopher Reeves

[@Egyptianmoon.]

Brings tears to the eyes, TRUTH BRING SAID

[@DunDunDun45]

I don’t f with horses since Christopher reeves 🦄

[@clusterfu]

I remember this. Not much changed Superman, sorry.

[@thereugo8900]

Seeing this in 2024.... God bless you, Christopher 🙏😇, we need your voice again at the DNC in Chicago resonating in this day and time! Kamala Harris 2024🕊️💯❤

[@EnchiladaBoulevard]

Parkinson's doesn't leave time or spaces enough to make way. Thank you for your care.

[@ninapictures-wz4ce]

😇😇🙏🙏♥♥

[@MissVangroover]

Coincidentally, the trailer for "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story" was released today-exactly 28 years after his appearance at the DNC.

[@browneyesmcdowell1380]

He really was a Superman🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@berled5990]

❤

[@whyyoulittle4537]

Wow the world is so different now. I wish left and right could get along better in 2024

[@EnchiladaBoulevard]

'Soften the skin around toenails and edges of your feet', they said. 'That'll stop pulling your nerves from everywhere else!'.

[@EnchiladaBoulevard]

Under my kneecaps is a hard feeling strip of tissue. It's approximately 1/4 inch long and has no topical sensation, whatsoever. If I softly pet the edges I can feel the grain of my skin has formed a bias. If I softly favor the path of the bias it softens the grooves. Smoothes them out. It spreads heat down my leg to my ankle and up to my right kidney. That feels like my nerve is crammed in the hard w/4 inch for so long it's gone numb. If that's true it's 30 plus years of my life. I'm getting too old to wait to see if sharing feelings will pull things this way or that. If I do this soft petting away from the hard strip it stop hurting. I can walk without hurting that other spot where I petted the oversensitive strip away. My skin is killing me?!