Marca Bristo, advocate for the disabled, who championed the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, died Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, in Chicago, after a battle with cancer. She was 66.
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One of the most prominent disability rights attorneys in the United States.
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Pegi Young (1952–2019), musician, philanthropist, Neil Young’s former wife
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Nanette Fabray (1920–2018), Award-winning actress and humanitarian
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Helen Keller changed perceptions of what a disabled person could achieve.
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