Saturday, February 12, 2022

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY


PROFESSOR JOHNSON-WRIGHT

Tomorrow marks the 35th Valentine’s Day I’ll spend with my soulmate, Heidi.

Through the years, she has been my:

Scholarship winning undergraduate student Valentine

Law school graduate Valentine

Proud public servant for the State of Ohio Valentine.

Co-author of hundreds of articles about travel and disability Valentine.

First time home owner Valentine.

Travel around the world by wheelchair Valentine.



Move 1,200 miles from heartland Ohio to pulsing Miami Valentine.

First in history full-time Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator for the City of Miami Beach Valentine.

Purchaser of a 100-year old home in the heart of Little Havana Valentine.

Point person for all things ADA, serving nearly 3 million constituents, in Miami-Dade County Valentine.

Protector of urban park land and open space (stopping concrete paving over paradise) Valentine.

Educator of town planners, urban designers, architects, mobility engineers and other shapers of the built environment Valentine.

Survivor of the pandemic – using her own computer to stay connected in a leadership role – Valentine.

Creator of a unique course on design for all Valentine.

Lead instructor/professor of a graduate and undergraduate full-credit course on Universal Design at a top 10% rate school of architecture Valentine.

Happy Valentine’s Day – my soulmate, superstar wife and partner in making the world a more equitable, inclusive, diverse and accessible place.



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