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DMF KeyNotes – Deidre Davis Butler Video Transcript
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A Celebration of Individuals with Disabilities
This week features
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Deidre Davis Butler born 1955 to 2020
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She was a disability rights activist who had a spinal tumor that affected her ability to walk
Despite her condition, she always wanted to be an attorney and advocate, just like her father.
[Images (2) – Left: Portrait photo of Deidre Davis Butler smiling with her left hand on her cheek. Right: Black & White Photo of Deidre Davis Butler smiling.]
While in law school, she was forced to use a wheelchair when seven vertebrae collapsed in her spine.
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She began her career in service as the Chief of Federal Independent Living at the U.S. Department of Education in 1987.
She became an important figure in drafting the American with Disabilities Act of 1990, providing a unique perspective as one of the few people of color involved in the law.
From 1995-2001, Davis was appointed by the President, as the Head of the ADA Technical Assistance Division at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Driven by her passion for equality, she traveled to U.S. embassies educating others on the ADA.
[Image – Photo of American with Disabilities Act Logo featuring a wheelchair icon, blind person icon, sign language icon, hearing icon.]
In July 2020, she received the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) Lifetime Achievement Award, just a few weeks before her passing.
[Quote from Deidre Davis Butler:]
'You do what you want to do and let the universe respond to you instead of you responding to the universe.'
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Thank you, Deidre Davis Butler!
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You can thank her too by sharing her incredible story today!
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Photo Credits (in order):
4th Slide - Photo of Deidre Davis Butler: The Davis Butler Family/Clip 2 Comic
5th Slide - Photo of Deidre Davis Butler: National Black Disability Coalition
7th Slide - Photo of Deidre Davis Butler (Left): The Davis Butler Family
7th Slide - Photo of Deidre Davis Butler (Right): Wikipedia
8th Slide - Photo of Howard University Logo: Howard University School of Law
9th Slide - Photo of Deidre Davis Butler: The Davis Butler Family
13th Slide - Photo of ADA Logo: ADA.gov
15th Slide - Photo of Deidre Davis Butler: Dennetta Bradford
16th Slide - Photo of Deidre Davis Butler: The Davis Butler Family