The real purpose of the ADA was to provide protection from discrimination of persons because of their disability and provide equal opportunities for all of us,
NOT to identify a particular group of individuals who are entitled to "special privileges".
Monty & Margaret on top of Centennial Ridge in Wyoming
The information here is presented from the point-of-view of the able-bodied companion of a person who uses a wheelchair. This site was built by Monty Johnson, a 62-year-old, able-bodied man, who started traveling with Margaret Jakobson during summer of 1999. Margaret travels a lot with her job; in addition we tend to take a lot of personal trips. Margaret contracted polio at age 4 years and now she can not walk at all and uses a power wheelchair whenever possible, although she uses a manual wheelchair around the house and trip on an airplane. She requires an attendant for any trip on an airplane or whenever she uses her manual wheelchair over a distance greater than about 100 feet. As of May 30, 2005 her name was changed to Margaret Johnson.
