In this episode, I will outline the advocacy efforts of my late mother Fran Young, and how I joined her in those efforts. Although I will be bragging about some of my own accomplishments, this really is a tribute to my mom who was such a dedicated advocate and volunteer in a variety of activities. Everything I accomplished in this area was based on her example of hard work and dedication to human services.

Links of Interest

The Huntley-Brinkley Report on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Huntley%E2%80%93Brinkley_Report

Obituary for Amy Cook Lurvey containing interesting details about her life: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/indystar/name/amy-lurvey-obituary?pid=144832691

Richard Lugar on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lugar

Hillary Clinton's biographical video from the 2016 DNC mentions her work with Children’s Defense Fund to identify disabled students not being served: https://youtu.be/sUV4Ha_Tf_4?si=nI4IzZzNcgyijsVu&t=167

History of PL 94 – 142: https://sites.ed.gov/idea/IDEA-History

PL 94 – 142 on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_for_All_Handicapped_Children_Act

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_504_of_the_Rehabilitation_Act

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990

ANSI Standards for disability accessibility: https://blog.ansi.org/ansi-a117-1-ada-guidelines-accessible-design/

Indianapolis Market Square Arena on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_Square_Arena

Biographical video about sports journalist Tom Carnegie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BzAxTRQ3H0

Tom Carnegie on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Carnegie

Contemplating Life Episode 4: https://contemplating-life.com/?p=31

“Disability Pride: Dispatches from a Post-ADA World” by Ben Mattlin on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Disability-Pride-Dispatches-Post-ADA-World-ebook/dp/B09SKN7JR4/

Criticism of MDA Jerry Lewis Telethon on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jerry_Lewis_MDA_Labor_Day_Telethon#Criticism

Muscular Dystrophy Family Foundation: https://www.mdff.org/

For more episodes: https://contemplating-life.com/

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/contemplatinglife

Where to listen to this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contemplatinglife

YouTube playlist of this and all other episodes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFFRYfZfNjHL8bFCmGDOBvEiRbzUiiHpq