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David Moya is Experiencing Freedoms with ADA and Valley Life for All

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David Moya and Eleanor Baker photo by Annie Uyehara David Moya and ADA Anniversary By Annie Uyehara The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is fully appreciated by David Moya, a quadriplegic who experiences freedoms even while confined to his wheelchair. ADA’s 30th anniversary on July 26th celebrates a law that prohibits discrimination of disabilities in all areas of life and ensures the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. Moya was 24 years old when he was four-wheeling up Cottonwood Pass and rolled his vehicle. “I immediately knew I was paralyzed when I couldn’t move my legs,” he recalls. “I was just happy I was alive, though. I was given a second chance. I’m not wasting it, I’m living life to the fullest.” The ADA makes Moya’s goal possible by ensuring public buildings and public transportation is accessible to all people with disabilities. “The ADA makes it more accessible to get into doorways and stuff, but I also think it’s made people more c