Nonprofit will honor individuals, groups on 17th anniversary of act
SCOTT MCNUTT
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
During a sleepwalking episode the night of June 11, 1992, Charles D. Susano Jr. plunged through a second-story window of his home.
He struck his head on a brick and was paralyzed from the chest down.
Using a wheelchair for mobility, Susano returned to his law practice in December of that year. He was appointed by Gov. Ned McWherter to fill an unexpired term on the Tennessee Court of Appeals in March 1994 and was elected outright to the court in August 1994, then subsequently re-elected in 1998 and 2006.
On Friday, to commemorate the 17th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Knoxville disABILITY Resource Center will present Susano with a 2007 Spirit of the ADA Award...
Full story: www.knoxnews.com/news/2007/jul/25/judge-wins-ada-spirit-award/
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