Organizations/VIPs/Others
Individuals and organizations that do not fit into the other star categories.
Involvement and Affiliations:
President and CEO, Access Living
Presidentially-appointed Chairperson of the National Council on Disability, 1994-2002
Former President and Co-founder, National Council on Independent Living
Co-founder, National Council on Independent Living
Registered nurse
Co-founded and became Executive Director of Access Living, 1980
Works on United Nations committee working with people with disabilities throughout the world to create a convention on disability rights
Member, Board of Trustees, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Served on the congressionally appointed Task Force on the Rights and Empowerment of Americans with Disabilities that crafted the Americans with Disabilities Act
First disabled person to head the National Council on Disability
Recipient, Leadership Greater Chicago Distinguished Fellow Award
Recipient, Henry B. Betts Award (considered the Nobel Prize in the rehabilitation/disability field)
Recipient, Americans with Disabilities Act Award
Recipient, United Way of Chicago Executive of the Year Award
Organizations/VIPs/Others