FAIRBANKS - “Glee” actress Lauren Potter and champion dog musher Lance Mackey will celebrate 21 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act on Tuesday evening from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Gold Room of the Westmark Hotel.The free event is sponsored by Access Alaska, a private nonprofit group that helps people who experience a disability to live independently.
Potter, who was born with Down syndrome, plays Becky, a cheerleader on the hit Fox television show. Mackey is a four-time Iditarod and Yukon Quest champion. In 2007 he was the first musher to win both races in the same year. Mackey was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2001. He is now cancer-free, but suffered nerve damage in his left index finger. Mackey chose to have the finger surgically removed.
On July 26, 1990, President George H. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act to ensure the civil rights of people with disabilities. This legislation established a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities.
For more information, contact Access Alaska toll free at (800) 770-4488 or www.facebook.com/AccessAlaska.
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