Max Starkloff

Max Starkloff

Max Starkloff (b. 1937, in St. Louis, Missouri - December, 2010) was a disability rights activist. Starkloff became disabled in a car accident in 1959 and subsequently co-founded three organizations[1]:

Starkloff lobbied for legislation for curb cuts and disabled parking, as well as the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. He won a President’s Distinguished Service Award in 1991, and was awarded a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame. [1]

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  1. ^ a b Entry text from star on St. Louis Walk of Fame.
  2. ^ Starkloff.org

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