<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">As Americans with disabilities get ready to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act, we are asking all of you to share a short story of how the ADA impacted your life. Below is a forwarded email, explaining what we need. Please send us a short story! Send it to Jack Brandt at <a href="mailto:brandtj@vcu.edu">brandtj@vcu.edu</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">Pass this on to all your networks and encourage them to send their stories too.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">Thank you!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">Valerie Luther</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Jack M Brandt</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:brandtj@vcu.edu" target="_blank">brandtj@vcu.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 3:48 PM<br>Subject: HELP NEEDED: ADA Celebration<br><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div>The Center for Disability Leadership supports leaders from the lived experience and promote their leadership skills in their community. As we prepare to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26th, we are gathering short stories on how the ADA impacts your life. We are going to post these stories on the CDL Facebook page.</div><div><br></div><div>We are asking you to write one to three sentences on how the ADA impacts your life. Please send a picture of yourself. If you would rather do a short video or a voice clip please send it to 804-410-4130. </div><div><br></div><div>Below is an example of a short story:</div><div><br></div><div>My name is Jack Brandt. I have been working for 15 years and the ADA helps me so I can get the accommodations that I need to do my job! </div><div><br></div><div>Attached are some guidelines on what is in a post. If you need help with your story, please contact me. </div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><div>Jack</div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0px">Jack M. 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