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BiographyLucy Spruill was born with spina bifida and used a wheelchair. Spruill was home-schooled by her mother in Greene County. She later graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a bachelor’s degree in speech pathology and a master’s degree in social work. Spruill was an adjunct faculty member in Pitt’s School of Social Work. She went on to serve as director of the Roselia Center, a program that provided housing for unwed mothers. She was founder and member of the Committee for Accessible Transportation, a founding member of the Pittsburgh Three Rivers Foundation, a member of the City-County Task Force on Disability Issues, and a member of the Pittsburgh City Planning Commission. She worked at CLASS Community from 1998 to 2015, retiring as Director of Public Policy at Community Relations. During her tenure there, she set up the Attendant Care program that provided in-home individualized services to people with disabilities. Spruill advocated for the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act and was invited to the White House for the signing of the ADA in 1990. Spruill had one son, James (Jim) Spruill and a daughter, Jennifer Spruill.
