when Hugh Gregory Gallagher, who was in a wheel chair, after becoming paralyzed due to Polio, wanted to conduct research in a library of congress. (Fresh, D., & Thomas, P.1993). The library of congress was not accessible to Gallagher due to the fact that it only had stairs. The Librarian of congress was unwilling to provide him with a ramp even though he worked on the staff of the Senator. Gallagher was very tired of being carried up the two steps by two guards. The senator Barrett placed a line item for 5,000 dollars for the ramp in aspiration measure and it passed and a ramp was installed. He then stated “I literally needed an act of congress to have the ramp installed”. After that the Smithsonian Institution, the Kennedy Center and the federal building in Juneau was made accessible for people with disabilities like Gallagher. That was the start of the first federal laws leading in to the Americans with disabilities act of 1990. (Fresh, D., & Thomas,
when Hugh Gregory Gallagher, who was in a wheel chair, after becoming paralyzed due to Polio, wanted to conduct research in a library of congress. (Fresh, D., & Thomas, P.1993). The library of congress was not accessible to Gallagher due to the fact that it only had stairs. The Librarian of congress was unwilling to provide him with a ramp even though he worked on the staff of the Senator. Gallagher was very tired of being carried up the two steps by two guards. The senator Barrett placed a line item for 5,000 dollars for the ramp in aspiration measure and it passed and a ramp was installed. He then stated “I literally needed an act of congress to have the ramp installed”. After that the Smithsonian Institution, the Kennedy Center and the federal building in Juneau was made accessible for people with disabilities like Gallagher. That was the start of the first federal laws leading in to the Americans with disabilities act of 1990. (Fresh, D., & Thomas,