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Utah Senate issues official citation honoring disability-rights activist Barbara Toomer
Summary
The Utah State Senate read and presented an official citation honoring Barbara Toomer for decades of disability-rights advocacy and community service, with tributes from members including Senator Maine.
The Utah State Senate read an official citation honoring Barbara Toomer, recounting her life, service and longtime advocacy for disability rights.
The citation noted Toomer's birth in 1929, her nursing degree and service as an army nurse officer, her contraction of polio in 1956 and subsequent lifelong advocacy. The citation—read on the Senate floor—credited Toomer with founding or helping found Community Shares Utah, the Utah Independent Living Center, Adapt Utah and the Disabled Rights Action Committee and said her efforts "helped to improve the lives of people with disabilities" across Utah and the nation. Senator Maine and other members spoke in tribute, noting her influence on state and national policy.
The citation was presented as a ceremonial recognition during the extraordinary session; after the tributes the Senate concluded its business and adjourned.
