The Road To Freedom stopped at Access Living in Chicago on July 23, 2007. Marca Bristo, President and CEO of Access Living welcomed a large audience for a program that included disability rights attorney, Gerard Quinn from Ireland, John Vaughn, Chairperson of the National Council on Disability, City Commissioner Karen Tamley of the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, and ADA Watch 's president, Jim Ward.
Participants, many from the National Council on Disability, filled the room at Access Living to hear Marca Bristo, Gerard Quinn from Ireland, John Vaughn of NCD, Karen Tamley of the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, and ADA Watch 's Jim Ward.
Participants at the Access Living Center event in Chicago.
City Commissioner Karen Tamley of the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities at the Road To Freedom bus stop at Access Living in Chicago.
John Vaughn, Chairperson of the National Council on Disability at the Road To Freedom bus stop at Access Living in Chicago.
Participants at the Road To Freedom bus stop at Access Living in Chicago.
Marca Bristo, President and CEO of Access Living introducing Gerard Quinn at the Road To Freedom bus stop in Chicago. Marca is the former Chairperson of the National Council on Disability.
Gerald Quinn and Marca Bristo at the Access Living event in Chicago. Quinn of Ireland, an international disability rights lawyer, spoke about how independent living is reflected in the UN Convention on Disability and the politics behind it.
Community members listening at the Road To Freedom bus stop at Access Living in Chicago.
ADA Watch's Jim Ward, shown here with Gerald Quinn and Marca Bristo, at the Road To Freedom bus stop at Access Living. Ward discussed the bus tour, disability rights history and the need for passage of the ADA Restoration Act.
Amanda Smock, Access Living Staff, Diane Coleman, President of Not Dead Yet, Marylin Golden of DREDF and Sarah Triano, Access Living Staff, at the Road To Freedom bus stop at Access Living in Chicago.
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