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For that, i am eternally grateful. He has just come from georgia, the country not the state, where he has been advising on International Disability issues. He will explain about what an extraordinary impact this has had internationally. Lex frieden is a professor of medicine at the university of texas. One of the godfathers of the ada, one of our great teachers. His friends also helped in this. Lex was an amazing teacher. I am going to start with him. He is the first speaker before we go to senator harkin. Thank you. It is a great honor for me to be here today and share with you my memory of t...

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Opinion: Silver linings from 2020? 7 leading Houstonians look to the future. Jan. 3, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of8 Lex Frieden rolls down the sidewalk in his neighborhood in Houston on Thursday, July 23, 2020. Frieden was instrumental with his help in writing the American’s with Disabilities Act. A paraplegic, he has been a major disability rights activist in Houston and beyond since his early twenties when he first became paralyzed from a car accident.Hadley Chittum, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 2of8 Kathryn Lott, left, executive director of Southern Smoke, and...