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Center for Independent Living records
BANC MSS 2000/43 c
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
The Bancroft Library
Title: Center for Independent Living records
creator:
Center for Independent Living
creator:
Heumann, Judith E.
creator:
Zukas, Hale
creator:
Cone, Kitty
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 2000/43 c
Physical Description:
34 linear feet
(27 cartons, 1 box, 1 oversize folder)
Date (inclusive): approximately 1970-1994
Abstract: Records of the Center for Independent Living, a Berkeley-based organization dedicated to supporting and advocating for issues
related to independent living for the disabled community.
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite
and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these
materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection is open for research.
Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction
of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions,
privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond
that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of without permission of the copyright owner. The copyright for unpublished
manuscript material in this collection is held by the donor. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Center for Independent Living records were gifted to the Bancroft Library by the Center for Independent Living in 2000.
Processed by Bancroft Library staff in 2015.
[Identification of item], Center for Independent Living records, BANC MSS 2000/43 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley.
The Center for Independent Living (CIL) had its roots in the 1960s as the Physically Disabled Students Program at the University
of California, Berkeley. The organization was officially founded in 1972 by Edward V. Roberts, Hale Zukas, and Jan McEwan
Brown. CIL provides support services that allow people with disabilities to live independently and advocates for social and
legal changes on behalf of the disability community.
The records are organized into 10 series: 1. Director's Office; 2. Board of Directors; 3. Hale Zukas and Kitty Cone accessible
architecture and transportation materials; 4. Publications; 5. Legal sources; 6. 21st Century Conference on Independent Living
files; 7. Newsclippings. 8. Strike ballots; 9. Pamphlets and informational materials; 10. Organizational history. The records
date from the organization's founding in 1972 and mostly document the history of the organization in the 1970s and 1980s.
A few records date from the 1990s.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
People with disabilities -- United States
Barrier-free design -- California
People with disabilities -- Transportation
Center for Independent Living
Heumann, Judith E.
Zukas, Hale
Cone, Kitty
Center for Independent Living -- Archives
Roberts, Edward V.