Statement on Passing of Bobby Silverstein

Statement from CEO and Executive Director, Jake Cornett 

“It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of Robert “Bobby” Silverstein. Among the long list of accomplishments in disability policy and law, Bobby was a key staffer in the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Prior to my time in the U.S. Senate, Bobby had served as staff director and chief counsel for the Subcommittee on Disability Policy of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP). During my time working as disability policy staffer to U.S. Senator Patty Murray’s HELP Committee, Bobby was always available to support our work to advance the rights of people with disabilities. I will remember our moments of collaboration and shared passion for disability rights fondly.

His expertise, experience, and historical knowledge of disability policy is a loss for the movement. We will lead on in his honor.”