page_title: Andrew Batavia
section_title: White House Fellowship
hierarchical_section_title: Andrew Batavia / White House Fellowship
caption_attribution_description: English: 1991 signing of the ADA regulations by U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh (Andrew I Batavia on left side of photo)
context_page_description: Andrew I. Batavia was a disability rights activist, health policy researcher, author, and associate professor at Florida International University who, at the age of 16, sustained a spinal cord injury. He earned a JD from Harvard Law School and an MS in health services research from Stanford University Medical School, and as a White House Fellow worked under Attorney General Dick Thornburgh to draft regulations for the Americans with Disabilities Act. In 2002, he co-founded Autonomy, Inc., to represent persons with disabilities who wanted choices and control over their lives, including the choice to end it for those with disabilities who were terminally ill.
context_section_description: Batavia was one of twelve White House Fellows selected for the 1990–91 period. He served as special assistant to Attorney General Richard Thornburgh, writing regulations to effectuate the implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990.
caption: 1991 signing of the ADA regulations by U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh (Andrew I Batavia on left side of photo)
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