Issues of life, death, and identity :

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Summary

Creators:
Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office, issuing body., Coleman, Diane, 1953- interviewee., Gill, Carol J., interviewee., and Cowan, Kathryn, interviewer.
Abstract:

Childhood and disability diagnosis; University of Illinois, 1974-76; rejecting disability identity; JD/MBA program at UCLA, 1977-181; California Department of Corporations, 1982-89; Westside Center for Independent Living, Bouvia "right-to-die" case; ADAPT transportation demonstrations, 1985; Technology Access Center in Nashville, 1991-96; beginnings of Not Dead Yet, 1996; Jack Kevorkian, Stephen Drake, and assisted suicide protests; 1997 Supreme Court action

Childhood and family in Chicago, Illinois; onset of polio, 1954; Saint Xavier College, 1966-70; interactions with the Westside Center, 1976; discrimination in job search; job at Glendale Adventist Rehabilitation Institute; acting director of disability studies at USC; founding the Chicago Institute of Disability Research; Americans with Disabilities Act; joining faculty of the University of Illinois, Chicago in disability studies; Not Dead Yet and the Elizabeth Bouvia case, 1986; issues of assisted suicide and prenatal screening; disabled women's issues.

Extent:
1 volume (vi, 136 pages) : and 9 audiocassettes
Language:
English

Background

Physical description:

Transcript: 1 volume (vi, 136 pages) : portrait ; 29 cm

audio interviews: 9 audiocassettes

Physical facet:
portrait ;
Dimensions:
29 cm
Note:
RESTRICTED.

Access and use

Restrictions:
RESTRICTED.
Terms of access:
Oral histories are made available for research purposes only. All publication rights are reserved to The Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Permissions Officer, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
510-642-6481
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