Nancy Griffin and Christine Dahlberg - Remembering Justin Dart's Nationwide ADA Tour
“Justin Dart was really something else,” recalls Christine Dahlberg. She discusses how at each town hall meeting he attended throughout the country, Justin made sure to acknowledge everyone’s efforts in regards to the ADA. Christine says, “I thought it was just so charming that he did that and he…
Title
Nancy Griffin and Christine Dahlberg - Remembering Justin Dart's Nationwide ADA Tour
Subject
Disability Rights Movement
Legislation
Description
“Justin Dart was really something else,” recalls Christine Dahlberg. She discusses how at each town hall meeting he attended throughout the country, Justin made sure to acknowledge everyone’s efforts in regards to the ADA. Christine says, “I thought it was just so charming that he did that and he didn't want any credit for himself, he wanted to give away the credit.“
Nancy Griffin shares a story about Justin Dart traveling in his little red pick-up truck visiting people with disabilities in every state. She remembers, “He was so compelling. You just couldn’t say no to Justin.” Justin wanted to meet President Bush to talk about the ADA, but he didn’t have the right connections. However, Justin knew the president’s chief of staff and invited him to monthly dinners to discuss issues affecting people with disabilities. Justin used a wheelchair and managed to never find an accessible restaurant in Washington, D.C. for the dinner meetings. Finally after a year and half of dinner meetings, the chief of staff informed Justin the president would sign the bill.
Nancy Griffin shares a story about Justin Dart traveling in his little red pick-up truck visiting people with disabilities in every state. She remembers, “He was so compelling. You just couldn’t say no to Justin.” Justin wanted to meet President Bush to talk about the ADA, but he didn’t have the right connections. However, Justin knew the president’s chief of staff and invited him to monthly dinners to discuss issues affecting people with disabilities. Justin used a wheelchair and managed to never find an accessible restaurant in Washington, D.C. for the dinner meetings. Finally after a year and half of dinner meetings, the chief of staff informed Justin the president would sign the bill.
Creator
Indiana Disability History Project
Publisher
Center for Health Equity at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community and Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities
Contributor
Nancy Griffin - interviewee
Christine Dahlberg - interviewee
Phil Stafford - interviewer
Peggy Holtz - videographer/editor
Rights
Copyright © 2018 The Trustees of Indiana University
Format
video/mp4
Language
English
Type
Moving Image
Identifier
128-mi
Access Rights
Open to all users
Bibliographic Citation
" Nancy Griffin and Christine Dahlberg - Remembering Justin Dart's Nationwide ADA Tour YouTube video, 00:05:30, interview excerpt 128-mi by the Indiana Disability History Project, posted by "Indiana Disability History" on September 11, 2018, https://youtu.be/Wyw1Het0zTw
Spatial Coverage
Indiana
District of Columbia, Washington
Temporal Coverage
1980s - 1990s
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