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Justin Whitlock Dart Jr. (August 29, 1930 – June 22, 2002) was an American activist and advocate for people with disabilities. He helped to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, co-founded the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), and is regarded as the "Godfather of the ADA".
Sarah Reinertsen (born 22 May 1975) is an American Paralympic triathlete and former track athlete. She was born with proximal femoral focal deficiency, a bone-growth disorder; her affected leg was amputated above the knee at age seven. [1]
The inaugural winner of the Best Female Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award at the 2005 ceremony was an American swimmer named Erin Popovich, who is affected by achondroplasia. She won seven gold medals at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens . [ 7 ]
She graduated from Augustana College in her native Illinois and embarked on a fulfilling career in occupational therapy, helping kids and adults with physical disabilities participate in adaptive ...
Achilles International Los Angeles. Achilles International was established in 1983 "to transform the lives of people with disabilities through athletic programs and social connection," according ...
The Best Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award (sometimes called the Outstanding Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award) is an annual award honoring the achievements of an athlete from the world of disabled sports. [1] It was first presented as part of the ESPY Awards at the 2002 edition as part of the ceremony's tenth anniversary of its ...
At the Division IV preliminaries on Tuesday, he entered the water with five other athletes with disabilities, the Southern Section beaming out interest surveys to every member school to find ...
McFadden's lawsuit is credited for the eventual passage of the Maryland Fitness and Athletics Equity for Students with Disabilities Act in 2008, which made Maryland the first state to require schools to provide equal physical education and athletic opportunities for students with disabilities. It is called Tatyana's Law.