Marca Bristo

Quick Facts

Full Name	Marca Bristo
Occupation	Activist
Date Of Birth	Jun 23, 1953(1953-06-23)
Age	71
Date Of Death	September 8, 2019, Chicago, IL
Birthplace	New York City
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Cancer

Marca Bristo Biography

Marca Bristo is one of the most popular and richest Activist who was born on June 23, 1953 in New York City, New York, United States.

Marca Bristo (June 23, 1953 – September 8, 2019) was an American disability rights activist.

Bristo was paralyzed from the chest down in a diving accident in 1977, when she was 23 years old. In 1983, she co-founded the American National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) with Max Starkloff and Charlie Carr. She helped to write the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, was granted the Secretary’s Distinguished Service Award, the Americans with Disabilities Act Award and the 2014 Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards. She was also the chair of the American National Council on Disability from 1994 to 2002, and as such was its first disabled chair. In 2014 she became president of the United States International Council on Disabilities. She was also the president and chief executive officer of Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago, of which she was a founder.

Marca Bristo Net Worth

Marca Bristo is one of the richest Activist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Marca Bristo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Bristo was born Marcia Lynn Bristo on June 23, 1953, in Albany, New York, and was raised on a family farm in Castleton-on-Hudson, New York before moving to West Winfield, New York. She attended Beloit College and earned her nursing degree from Rush University in Chicago. Early in her career, she worked at the Prentice Women’s Hospital.

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Facts & Trivia

Maria Ranked on the list of most popular Activist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Marca Bristo celebrates birthday on June 23 of every year.

Who is Marca Bristo?

Marca Bristo was the founding president and CEO of Access Living from 1980 until her retirement in August 2019. She passed away from cancer September 8, 2019.

What did Marca Bristo do?

Marca Bristo’74, whose work improved the lives of millions of people with disabilities , died on Sept. 8, 2019, at age 66. Bristo was a key figure behind the 1990 passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.