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Honorary Degree Recipient to Speak at GSU

Marca Bristo, an advocate for people with disabilities, will receive an honorary degree from Governors State University on Feb. 5 during winter commencement at 11 a.m. at the Tinley Park Holiday Inn Select and Convention Center. More than 600 graduates will participate in commencement.

Bristo also will deliver a free presentation on civil rights, accessibility and the effect and importance of the Americans with Disabilities Act on Feb. 4 at 3:30 p.m. in the Hall of Honors on the GSU campus.

Bristo was integral in the creation and passage of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, for which she received the Distinguished Service Award from the White House.

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She is the founding director and current CEO and president of Access Living, an organization dedicated to improving access and opportunity. Bistro has held three presidential appointments and one congressional appointment and served as a delegate to the U.N Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 

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