Disabled Students Program photograph collection, 1970's-1992, undated
Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- The Disabled Students' Program Photograph collection includes images of events and individuals associated with the program. Formats include negatives and prints in black and white and color.
- Extent:
- 230 photographs, including negatives and prints in color and black and white. 90 digital objects
- Language:
- Collection materials are in English
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Disabled Students' Program Photograph collection includes images of events and individuals associated with the program. Formats include negatives and prints in black and white and color.
- Biographical / historical:
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In 1962 Edward V. Roberts became the first student with severe mobility impairments to live on campus in the Cowell Hospital. Following Roberts's successful first year, the University admitted John Hessler, the second student with a severe mobility impairment. By October 1967, there were seven severely physically disabled students living in Cowell Hospital, and Carl J. Ross, the hospital administrator, proposed a program to serve ten to twelve disabled students. The California Department of Rehabilitation funded the Cowell Residence Program in 1968.
In the spring quarter of 1970, the Associated Students of the university of California at Berkeley voted to supplement Health Education and Welfare (HEW) funding for a program for students with disabilities, and the Physically Disabled Students' Program was established in July with a grant of $81,000 from HEW.
In 1975 the California Department of Rehabilitation established a contract with the University. Renewed annually, it covers a full-time Coordinator of the Residence Program and Special Assistants who help students enhance their independent living skills. In 1982 the word "physically" was dropped from the name of the program.
- Acquisition information:
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The Disabled Students' Program Records were transferred to the University Archives in increments beginning in 1993.
Transferred from the Disabled Students Program records (CU-479).
- 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.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, University Archives, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- (510) 642-6481