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Ed Roberts
male, deceased - Edward Verne Roberts (January 23, 1939- March 14, 1995) was the first severely-disabl
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Lex Frieden
male (Houston, tx, United States) - Lex Frieden is one of America's pre-eminent disability activists and leaders of the independent living movement. He is a Professor of Physical... More
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Frank Bowe
male - Frank G. Bowe is the Dr. Mervin Livingston Schloss Distinguished Professor for the Study of Disabilities at Hofstra University. As a disability... More
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Judith Heumann
female - Judith E. Heumann (Judy Heumann), (born 1947), is an American disability rights activist. Heumann's commitment to disability rights stems from her... More
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Mary Jane Owen
female - Mary Jane McKeown Owen is a disability rights activist, philosopher, policy expert and writer who has lived and worked in Washington, D.C. since... More
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Hugh Gallagher
male, deceased - Hugh Gallagher was an author & international disability advocate. He was born in Palo Alto, California, though he grew up in Chicago, New York and... More
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James Charlton
male - James Charlton, was an American author and disability rights activist, created a model of the disability rights movement that differentiates.
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Gabriela Brimmer
female, deceased - Gabriela Brimmer, "Gaby", (September 12, 1947 - January 2, 2000), a writer and activist for persons with disabilities, was born in Mexico as a... More
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Ruth Sienkiewicz-Mercer
female, deceased - Ruth Sienkiewicz-Mer
cer (September 23, 1950 - 1998) was a quadriplegic and American disability rights activist. She is best known for her... More -
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