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Thriving on challenges: Attorney fights for others with disabilities.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
BERKELEY, Calif. _ Jan Garrett was on a BART train when a large man loomed over her motorized wheelchair and demanded loudly: "What happened to you?"
She was taken aback. Usually people ignore her, although some may politely ask about her condition: Garrett was born without arms or legs.
"I finally managed to say to him `What happened to your manners?' which made some people applaud as the man walked away," said Garrett.
Garrett, an attorney and executive director of the Center for Independent Living here, said she refuses to be put on the defensive and is not self-conscious about her disability. She has a knack for making those around her feel ...
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