crawl-in

English

Etymology

Compare sit-in, kiss-in, etc.

Noun

crawl-in (plural crawl-ins)

1. A protest at which wheelchair users crawl into a location to highlight its lack of accessibility for disabled people.
   • 1983 April 30, Maida Tilchen, “Disabled People's Liberation Meets in Boston”, in Gay Community News, page 3:

     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.