The Americans with Disabilities Act is changing the landscape of America. In the 10 years since being signed into law, people with disabilities now expect, as a popular bumper sticker proclaims, to boldly go where everyone else had gone before.
Success shines in ordinary things.
Now I can go to the grocery store in my wheelchair and not be blocked by a turnstile. I can get on a bus that has a lift and go across town. I can go to a movie and not be limited to sitting in a corner at the back of the theater. I can go shopping and use an accessible fitting room. I can travel and find an accessible hotel room at my destination.