I work for the cause every day as director of special projects for Mass Rehab. I make sure that people with disabilities get what's due to them. Our city seems to be a little more on the ball with disability issues, and I'm happy about that. We have real challenges here in Boston because we're such an old city, but we are making a lot of progress. For example, every time there is discussion for a new project or new construction, there is a discussion on access.
People do have the awareness here of the disability community.
It took so many years to pass the ADA, but we have grown a lot. Before the ADA, people with disabilities lost jobs, they couldn't get into restaurants and they couldn't live in their own homes. Everybody is one step away from a disability, whether it is temporary, like a broken arm or leg, or permanent. Today is important for everyone. I can't talk about my feelings for this event right now.