marca bristo may not have been a iusehold name, but her work seepednto many u.s. households. lyzed from the waist down after a diving accident when she was 23, bristo became a long time disability rights activist n om her home se in chicago. she worked on improving access and rights-- no matt how small or how large the issue. bristo fought against discrimination, helped create a better model for independent living, and led strikes and crlped file lawsuits that led to thtion of bus lifts in chicago. she was a pivotal voice in the shaping and passage of the 1990 americans with disabilities act. bristo died yesterday of cancer daat the age of 66. former u.s. senator tom harkin of iowa knew her well and worked with her when he helped write the americans with disabilities act. senator harkin, thank eiu so much for here, and we're sorry for your loss. we know how close you were to marca bristo. you have worked fo decades in the disabilities movement. >> woodruff: how should we see marca bristo? >> i think she will enshrined in the future as one of the great disabilities -- civil rig

marca bristo made it her mission.hicago which made that city a motto for the country and accessibility for people. which passed in 1990 and outlaws discrimination against the disabled. in 1993, she was named by president clinton, head of the national counsel and disability. a position she held for nearly a decade. the obama administration, hired bristo as well. telling the new york times there was a policy decision we made over those eight years that would affect the lives of people of disabilities without consulting marca. she was married 32 years, this july, marca became a grandmother. marca bristo died of cancer at ♪ stand up to chronic migraine with botox®. what if you had fewer headaches and migraines a month? botox® prevents headaches and migraines before they even start. botox® is for adults with chronic migraine, 15 or more headache days a month, each lasting 4 hours or more. botox® injections take about 15 minutes in your doctor's office and are covered by most insurance. effects of botox® may spread hours to