On July 11, the nonprofit organization RespectAbility will host its 3rd annual Disability Impact Awards in Washington D.C., honoring disability activist Lex Frieden and the world’s first Black deaf and blind journalist, Steven McCoy.
The awards will be held at K & L Gates LLP, located at 1601 K St NW # 1, Washington, DC 20006. The diverse, disability-led organization works to create systemic change in how society views and values people with disabilities, while also advancing policies and practices that empower people with disabilities to have a better future.
Frieden, one of the chief architects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), will receive the 2024 Steve Bartlett Award, named after the Honorable Steve Bartlett, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and was a principal co-author of the ADA. The award recognizes and honors an individual in the private or public sector who demonstrates a strong commitment to using the political system to advance public policy in support of people with disabilities.
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