State Expert On Accessibility For The Disabled Dies At 85.
George Lewis, an architect who was one of the nation's leading authorities on accessibility for the disabled and the chairman of the Mayor's Committee on Disability Concerns for 30 years, died Saturday of heart problems.
Lewis was 85.
Lewis led crusades to make numerous Oklahoma City building accessible, including the state Capitol and the former Myriad Convention Center, and he pushed for curb cuts in street intersections downtown.
Lewis assumed the role as chairman in 1975 and resigned in December 2005.
He advised the Governor's Office of Handicapped Concerns, the United Nation and the writers of the Americans With Disabilities Act, the landmark 1990 legislation that revolutionized the lives and expectations of handicapped Americans.
"To the end of his life, George would contact OKC officials when he was a location that needed a curb cut, and accessible bathroom or other disability safety feature," said Pam Henry, the committee's current chairman.
The Mayor's Committee of Disability Concerns also annually gives out an advocacy award named after Lewis to a citizen with a disability who has performed notable feats in relation to the empowerment or employment of those with disabilities.
"We on the OKC Mayor's Committee on Disability Concerns will miss George terribly for his knowledge, grace and enthusiasm. People with disabilities likely have no idea how much they owe to this amazing individual... Our thoughts and prayers are with George's widow, Nan Lewis and his son, Paul Lewis, an architect in Washington, D. C..", Henry said.
Funeral services are pending.
From The Oklahoman Monday, January 2, 1012 Page 5A
From Staff Reports
George Lewis, an architect who was one of the nation's leading authorities on accessibility for the disabled and the chairman of the Mayor's Committee on Disability Concerns for 30 years, died Saturday of heart problems.
Lewis was 85.
Lewis led crusades to make numerous Oklahoma City building accessible, including the state Capitol and the former Myriad Convention Center, and he pushed for curb cuts in street intersections downtown.
Lewis assumed the role as chairman in 1975 and resigned in December 2005.
He advised the Governor's Office of Handicapped Concerns, the United Nation and the writers of the Americans With Disabilities Act, the landmark 1990 legislation that revolutionized the lives and expectations of handicapped Americans.
"To the end of his life, George would contact OKC officials when he was a location that needed a curb cut, and accessible bathroom or other disability safety feature," said Pam Henry, the committee's current chairman.
The Mayor's Committee of Disability Concerns also annually gives out an advocacy award named after Lewis to a citizen with a disability who has performed notable feats in relation to the empowerment or employment of those with disabilities.
"We on the OKC Mayor's Committee on Disability Concerns will miss George terribly for his knowledge, grace and enthusiasm. People with disabilities likely have no idea how much they owe to this amazing individual... Our thoughts and prayers are with George's widow, Nan Lewis and his son, Paul Lewis, an architect in Washington, D. C..", Henry said.
Funeral services are pending.
From The Oklahoman Monday, January 2, 1012 Page 5A
From Staff Reports
State Expert On Accessibility For The Disabled Dies At 85.
George Lewis, an architect who was one of the nation's leading authorities on accessibility for the disabled and the chairman of the Mayor's Committee on Disability Concerns for 30 years, died Saturday of heart problems.
Lewis was 85.
Lewis led crusades to make numerous Oklahoma City building accessible, including the state Capitol and the former Myriad Convention Center, and he pushed for curb cuts in street intersections downtown.
Lewis assumed the role as chairman in 1975 and resigned in December 2005.
He advised the Governor's Office of Handicapped Concerns, the United Nation and the writers of the Americans With Disabilities Act, the landmark 1990 legislation that revolutionized the lives and expectations of handicapped Americans.
"To the end of his life, George would contact OKC officials when he was a location that needed a curb cut, and accessible bathroom or other disability safety feature," said Pam Henry, the committee's current chairman.
The Mayor's Committee of Disability Concerns also annually gives out an advocacy award named after Lewis to a citizen with a disability who has performed notable feats in relation to the empowerment or employment of those with disabilities.
"We on the OKC Mayor's Committee on Disability Concerns will miss George terribly for his knowledge, grace and enthusiasm. People with disabilities likely have no idea how much they owe to this amazing individual... Our thoughts and prayers are with George's widow, Nan Lewis and his son, Paul Lewis, an architect in Washington, D. C..", Henry said.
Funeral services are pending.
From The Oklahoman Monday, January 2, 1012 Page 5A
From Staff Reports
George Lewis, an architect who was one of the nation's leading authorities on accessibility for the disabled and the chairman of the Mayor's Committee on Disability Concerns for 30 years, died Saturday of heart problems.
Lewis was 85.
Lewis led crusades to make numerous Oklahoma City building accessible, including the state Capitol and the former Myriad Convention Center, and he pushed for curb cuts in street intersections downtown.
Lewis assumed the role as chairman in 1975 and resigned in December 2005.
He advised the Governor's Office of Handicapped Concerns, the United Nation and the writers of the Americans With Disabilities Act, the landmark 1990 legislation that revolutionized the lives and expectations of handicapped Americans.
"To the end of his life, George would contact OKC officials when he was a location that needed a curb cut, and accessible bathroom or other disability safety feature," said Pam Henry, the committee's current chairman.
The Mayor's Committee of Disability Concerns also annually gives out an advocacy award named after Lewis to a citizen with a disability who has performed notable feats in relation to the empowerment or employment of those with disabilities.
"We on the OKC Mayor's Committee on Disability Concerns will miss George terribly for his knowledge, grace and enthusiasm. People with disabilities likely have no idea how much they owe to this amazing individual... Our thoughts and prayers are with George's widow, Nan Lewis and his son, Paul Lewis, an architect in Washington, D. C..", Henry said.
Funeral services are pending.
From The Oklahoman Monday, January 2, 1012 Page 5A
From Staff Reports
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