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Anna Fay papers, 1973-1982.
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Anna Fay papers, 1973-1982Creator/Contributor:
Fay, Anna, 1938-2017, creator, creator.Abstract:
Correspondence, organizational literature, speeches, testimony, writings, government publications and newspaper clippings
related to the disability rights and independent living movement by the president of the New York Metropolitan Chapter of
the National Paraplegia Foundation, Anna Fay. Correspondents include federal, state, and local government bodies, officials
and newspapers on the subject of disability rights and access. Also includes a small amount of materials from other organizations
such as People with Disabilities in New York City, Inc.
Date:
1973 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caPeople with disabilities -- Legal status, laws, etc -- United States
Political activists -- New York (State) -- New York
Paraplegia
Activistes -- New York (État) -- New York
Paraplégie
Paraplegia
People with disabilities -- Legal status, laws, etc
Political activists
New York (State) -- New York
United States
Fay, Anna -- 1938-2017 -- Archives
Note:
Gift of Anna Fay; 200211.
Disabled by polio as a child, New Yorker Anna Fay became a strong advocate for legislation that would give disabled communities
equal rights and opportunities. Fay became a public voice for independent living through her personal testimonies and work
on educational and civil rights.
In English.
Anna Fay papers, BANC MSS 2009/162, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
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Archives.Physical Description:
print
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Language:
English