The whole community of people with disabilities was alive, politically alive. I give Justin Dart credit for that. He traveled to every state in the country. He really made people with disabilities understand that they had some political power.

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Competition is such a virtue, and everybody's so busy competing, they have no time for...

Competition is such a virtue, and everybody's so busy competing, they have no time for...

It was the best route to get folks to understand segregation fast. Civil rights and...

It was the best route to get folks to understand segregation fast. Civil rights and...

We can do it better, more consistently, and in the end, it will cost us...

We can do it better, more consistently, and in the end, it will cost us...

I have a great deal of respect and admiration for people who put themselves on...

I have a great deal of respect and admiration for people who put themselves on...

It is very difficult to get legislation passed. But then the danger always is that...

It is very difficult to get legislation passed. But then the danger always is that...

People didn't always see a person with a disability who had to use a ramp...

People didn't always see a person with a disability who had to use a ramp...

In preparation for it, we need to have folks who are trained, we need facilities,...

In preparation for it, we need to have folks who are trained, we need facilities,...

Children are already accustomed to a world that moves faster and is more exciting than...

Children are already accustomed to a world that moves faster and is more exciting than...

I would like to spend my next two years showing how the aim of making...

I would like to spend my next two years showing how the aim of making...

I do not think we are ever going to be able to, for a long...

I do not think we are ever going to be able to, for a long...

Therefore, you are not training young people for the world of today and the world...

Therefore, you are not training young people for the world of today and the world...

There's a whole set of values, spawned by the vocal and highly visible Republicans, that...

There's a whole set of values, spawned by the vocal and highly visible Republicans, that...

Technology tools such as laptops are the kind of help that we need. A program...

Technology tools such as laptops are the kind of help that we need. A program...

We need to get ready for a world where terrorism will not ever fully go...

We need to get ready for a world where terrorism will not ever fully go...

We can not wait until we have enough trained people willing to work at a...

We can not wait until we have enough trained people willing to work at a...

The first place to start is on enforcement. We who got the ADA passed did...

The first place to start is on enforcement. We who got the ADA passed did...

Those involved in the program are interested in how to use photography, videos, the Internet,...

Those involved in the program are interested in how to use photography, videos, the Internet,...

You have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.

You have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.

What is our greatest enemy? Segregation.

What is our greatest enemy? Segregation.

Our government just won't enforce civil rights laws. The laws will be ignored.

Our government just won't enforce civil rights laws. The laws will be ignored.