Marilyn Golden

Marilyn Golden is a disability rights activist, most notably in the area of transportation.[1] She is currently a Policy Analyst at the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF).[2] She served on the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board from 1996 until 2005.[2] She has also worked as the Director of Access California, which is a resource center on architectural accessibility for people with disabilities, and worked as Co-Coordinator of the Disabled International Support Effort, which aided disability organizations in developing nations.[2] She is opposed to assisted suicide, and has fought against assisted suicide legislation in California, Hawaii, and Vermont.[2][3]

In 2015 she was honored by the White House as a transportation "Champion of Change."[4]

She grew up in San Antonio, Texas, and is Jewish.[4]

Further reading
  • The ADA, an Implementation Guide, by Marilyn Golden (principal author), Linda Kilb, and Arlene B. Mayerson
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References
  1. "White House Honors "Champions of Change" for Transportation". The White House.
  2. "Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund - Marilyn Golden". dredf.org.
  3. "After Brittany Maynard, Will More States Embrace Assisted Suicide?". National Catholic Register.
  4. alix wall. "Talking with … A leading disability rights activist". jweekly.com.
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