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. I'm going to cry. This day rekindled my spirit and I will push to get back involved as best as I can. I hope that many others feel the same way and that we can all share a new sense of spirit. This event honors all the people who worked so hard in the years before the passage of the ADA, and the torch will be passed on to new people who will fight for the rights of people with disabilities.