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In 1993, Wade Blank died in an accident trying to save his son Lincoln from an undertow, when he was vacationing with his family in Baja. Wade was one of the founders of ADAPT, and one of the creators of the Atlantis Community -- which gave birth to ADAPT. Wade was a visionary, a brilliant strategist and organizer. He was funny, helpful and caring. In this ableist world he sometimes was seen as ADAPT itself, but he recognized the leader in others and worked to build community and empowerment at every turn. This quality, often unnoticed by those outside ADAPT, was what drew others to him and built the movement. This album talks about his life and many, many contributions. Interesting to note, Wade started Atlantis in 1974, ADAPT started in 1983 and in the last 10 years of his life, working with ADAPT Wade helped create a real revolution in the perception of people with disabilities.