Mitch Rappaport: ADA Advocate & a Force to be Reckoned With

"My Acquired Closed Brain Injury went misdiagnosed for 19 years because the proper diagnostic equipment had not been developed yet. I had been told following my injury that some degree of brain damage had occurred, but that appeared to be all that they were able to determine back in the late 1960's.

"I was (later) motivated to co-conceive the ADA by many factors, especially my faith, my yearning to help others, and my passion for the study of Law." ~ Mitch

At the age of 15 years, Mitch Rappaport suffered an Acquired Closed Brain Injury as the result of an allergic reaction to an anaesthetic that had caused his heart to stop.  He had to learn how to learn all over again but that only further motivated him to complete the dream he’d had from early on – to fight for the equality and civil rights for people with all disabilities.

Listen in today and learn how Mitch leveraged his disability and his passion to co-conceive the Americans with Disabilities Act, found the Virtual Center for People with Disabilities and earn an invitation to be a guest on the lawn of the White House.