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Before and after former President George H.W. Bush鈥檚 time as commander in chief, St. Louis was a favorite destination for him, with a number of his family鈥�

It has been 25 years since the historic Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted by the U.S. Congress and St. Louis will join cities across the country鈥�

Max Starkloff was known for his work as a disability rights activist. But he also was a painter.Later this month, several of Starkloff's paintings will be鈥�

Today鈥檚 edition of StoryCorps, which aired during 鈥淢orning Edition,鈥� was a remembrance of Max Starkloff, a pioneer in the disability rights movement who鈥�

In 1959, at age 21, Max Starkloff broke his neck in a car accident, becoming a quadriplegic.鈥淚 think most people see disability as the worst thing that鈥�

For Colleen Starkloff and her husband Max, advocating for people with disabilities has always been about helping them gain independence. When they founded鈥�

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 26, 2013 - We baby boomers have breathed the sweet air of invincibility so long that when鈥�

Colleen Kelly Starkloff has been on the forefront of the disability rights movement ever since she met her late husband, Max Starkloff, in the nursing鈥�

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 10, 2012 - 鈥淵ou shouldn鈥檛 be here,鈥� she said.The woman probably meant well. She saw a鈥�

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 25, 2011 - During one especially cold morning in January of last year, a disabled man who uses a鈥�