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      By: Metcalf H.C.R. No. 110       HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION          WHEREAS, Justin Dart Jr. made a lasting, positive difference   in the lives of countless Americans through his work to empower   people with disabilities; and          WHEREAS, Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1930, Justin Dart   contracted polio in 1948; he found his purpose after beating a grim   prognosis of imminent death; his legs paralyzed, he relied on a   wheelchair for mobility and gained a deep understanding of the   challenges faced by others as well; after graduating from the   University of Houston, where he earned both a bachelor's degree and   a master's degree in history, he embarked on a business career; and          WHEREAS, After working with Tupperware Japan, Mr. Dart   settled in Texas in 1974, and six years later, he was named to the   Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities; he served as its   inaugural chair, and in 1981, he was also appointed vice chair of   the National Council on Disabilities by President Ronald Reagan;   the council drafted a policy to end centuries of discrimination,   laying the groundwork for the Americans with Disabilities Act; at   the end of the decade, as chair of the Congressional Task Force on   the Rights and Empowerment of Americans with Disabilities, Mr. Dart   helped craft the language of the ADA; he then barnstormed across the   country to galvanize support for the legislation, visiting each   state five times and addressing crowds in his trademark cowboy hat   and boots; President George H. W. Bush signed the ADA into law on   July 26, 1990; and          WHEREAS, Along the way, Mr. Dart further served as   commissioner of the Education Department's Rehabilitation Service   Administration, as chair of the president's Committee on Employment   of People with Disabilities, as president-elect of the National   Rehabilitation Association, and as a member of the National Council   on Disability; in 1998, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of   Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor; he died on June 22,   2002, at the age of 71; and          WHEREAS, Often called one of the fathers of the ADA, Justin   Dart was widely known for his rallying cry, "Lead On!"; his   visionary activism effected transformative change for people with   disabilities, and it would be most fitting to name the new transit   amenity center at 207 W. 14th Street in the Capitol Complex the   "Lead On! Transit Amenity" in his honor; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas   hereby direct the Texas Facilities Commission to name the transit   amenity center at 207 W. 14th Street in the Capitol Complex the   "Lead On! Transit Amenity" in honor of Justin Dart; and, be it   further          RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official   copy of this resolution to the chair and executive director of the   Texas Facilities Commission.