"Disability rights activist"

Ed Roberts male, deceased (1995): activist, disabled, Disabilityrightsactivist, University of California, Berkeley, disability rights movement, Edward Verne Roberts; Edward Verne Roberts (January 23, 1939- March 14, 1995) was the first severely-disabled student to attend the University of California, Berkeley....

Lex Frieden male: baylor college of medicine, Disabilityrightsactivist, Toward Independence, independent living, Justin Dart, Robert Burgdorf…National Council on Disability, disability; Lex Frieden , one of the architects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and a nationally-recognized independent living advocate, has...

Frank Bowe male: hofstra university, Disabilityrightsactivist, Disabilities, accd, American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities, International Year of Disabled Persons; Frank G. Bowe is the Dr. Mervin Livingston Schloss Distinguished Professor for the Study of Disabilities at Hofstra University. As a disability...

Judith Heumann female, 62 years old: polio, wheelchair, Long Island University, World Institute on Disability, Disabled in Action, Judith E. Heumann…Disability rights, Disabilityrightsactivist; As Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) since June 1993, Judith E. Heumann and her 350-person staff manage...

Fred Fay male: spinal cord injury, disability, Disabilityrightsactivist, Disabilities, American with Disabilities Act, American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities…disability rights movement; Fred Fay won the 1997 Henry B. Betts Award for outstanding achievement in civil rights for Americans with disabilities. Fay was recognized for...

Mary Jane Owen female: Methodist, sit-in, University of California, Berkeley alumni, hunger strike, Rehabilitation Act, Free Speech Movement…activist, Disabilityrightsactivist; Mary Jane McKeown Owen is a disability rights activist, philosopher, policy expert and writer who has lived and worked in Washington, D.C. since...

Hugh Gallagher male, deceased (2004): polio, Disabilityrightsactivist, advocate, California writer, Architectural Barriers Act of 1968, Compassion & Choices; Hugh Gallagher was an author & international disability advocate. He was born in Palo Alto, California, though he grew up in Chicago, New York and...

James Charlton male: activist, independent living, World Institute on Disability, Single-issue advocacy groups on the national level, Single-issue advocacy groups on the local level, Advocacy and program centers on a local level…disability rights movement, Disability rights, disability, Disabilityrightsactivist; James Charlton, was an American author and disability rights activist, created a model of the disability rights movement that differentiates...

Gabriela Brimmer female, deceased (2000): Mexican women writer, Disabilityrightsactivist, cerebral palsy, Mexican, "Gaby", poet; Gabriela Brimmer, "Gaby", (September 12, 1947 - January 2, 2000), a writer and activist for persons with disabilities, was born in Mexico as a...

Ruth Sienkiewicz-Mercer female, deceased (1998): From Northampton, Massachusetts, American with disabilities, quadriplegic, Disabilityrightsactivist, Disability rights, American…activist; Ruth Sienkiewicz-Mercer (September 23, 1950 - 1998) was a quadriplegic and American disability rights activist. She is best known for her...

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