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CHICAGO (CBS)-- Marca Bristo, one of Chicago's and the nation's most prominent advocates for people with disabilities, died Sunday morning. Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago, which Bristo founded ...

Marca Bristo may not have been a household name, but her influence permeated American society. At age 23, Bristo was paralyzed from the waist down in a diving accident. She became a disability rights ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Every time a wheelchair lift is lowered on a Chicago Transit Authority bus, its user can thank Marca Bristo. While some might not recognize the disability rights leader's name, her ...

It is with deep sadness that we mourn the passing of Marca Bristo, tireless partner to and supporter of Human Rights Watch’s Disability Rights program. To me and so many around the world, Marca was a ...

To Marca Bristo, longtime disability rights activist and founder of Access Living, change occurred on scales both large and small: from fighting for legislation in Washington and blocking CTA buses to ...

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