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How Did Justin Dart Treat People With Disabilities

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The Americans with Disability Act. stood up for the people with disabilities, they wanted to change the view of people by judging them on their abilities not their disabilities. The ADA Act. is a “civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life including: jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public”. Justin Dart was a leader of the international disability rights movement and was a human rights activist. Justin had his own disability problem which affected him socially. Justin was diagnosed with polio which left him as a wheelchair user. He never grieved about this and wanted no one to feel sorry towards him stating, "I count the good days in my life from the time I got polio. These beautiful people not only saved my …show more content…

Justin Dart was born on August 29, 1930, His father was a successful business executive, his mother was a matron of the American avant garde. Justin was described as a loser in his family of super successful people, Justin attended seven different high schools and he didn’t graduate from any of them. When Justin was in high school he had a different mentality then what he has now people didn’t like him, he didn’t even like himself which made it even more difficult for him. In 1948 when Justin was only eighteen he was diagnosed with polio it left him handicapped and in a wheelchair. That moment changed Justin’s life he was told he had only three days to live, peoples perspectives toward Justin had changed "For the first time in my life I was surrounded by people who were openly expressing love for each other, and for me, even though I was hostile to them. And so I started smiling at people, and saying nice things to them. And they responded, treating me even better. It felt so

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