Justin Dart, Jr. dies
June 24, 2002 -- Justin Dart, Jr., widely hailed as "the father of the Americans with Disabilities Act" and "the godfather of the disability rights movement," died at his home June 21. He was 71, and had in recent years contended with complications of post-polio syndrome and congestive heart failure. Dart was a leader in the disability rights movement for three decades and had received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his work in civil rights.