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New York activists and leaders in the Disability Rights and Independent Living Movement, volume III /
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New York activists and leaders in the Disability Rights and Independent Living Movement, volume III
Disability Rights and Independent Living Movement oral history series

Creator/Contributor:

Fay, Anna, 1938-2017, interviewee.

Creator/Contributor:

Linn, Bobbi, 1950-, interviewee.

Creator/Contributor:

Rousso, Harilyn, 1946-, interviewee.

Creator/Contributor:

Jacobson, Denise Sherer, interviewer.

Creator/Contributor:

Rousso, Harilyn, 1946-, interviewer.

Creator/Contributor:

Bancroft Library, Regional Oral History Office,, issuing body.

Abstract:

Childhood and family; onset of polio; work with the Rusk Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; gasoline crisis demonstration, 1974; formation of the American Coalition of Citizens with Disability; 504 regulations; formation of Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York; rehab administrator at Mt. Sinai, 1986-2000.
Childhood and family in New York City, 1950-68; diagnosis of cerebral palsy; disability hierarchy; attending Camp Jened, 1965; activism with Disabled In Action, 1969-83; American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities, 1977; advocacy counselor with the Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York; director of Bronx Independent Living Services, 1983; member of New York State Independent Living Council, 1993-2000.
Childhood and family in Brooklyn, New York; diagnosis of cerebral palsy; involvement in the woman's movement in Washington D.C.; formation of Disabilities Unlimited, Inc., 1979; disabled girls mentoring project, 1983; appointment to the New York City Commission on Human Rights; Beijing Women's Conference.

Date:

2001 (issued)

Contents:

Early disability activist : organizer with National Paraplegia Foundation, American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities, and Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York / Anna Fay -- Activist with Disabled in Action, counselor at Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York, and director of Bronx Independent Living Services / Bobbi Linn -- Advocate for disabled girls and young women, researcher on gender issues and disability / Harilyn Rousso.

Subject:

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People with disabilities -- New York (State) -- Interviews
People with disabilities -- Services for -- New York (State)
Women with disabilities -- Services for -- New York (State)
Children with disabilities -- Services for -- New York (State)
Sociology of disability
Sex role -- Study and teaching
Disability studies
Personnes handicapées -- New York (État) -- Entretiens
Personnes handicapées -- Services -- New York (État)
Femmes handicapées -- Services -- New York (État)
Enfants handicapés -- Services -- New York (État)
Handicap -- Aspect sociologique
Rôle selon le sexe -- Étude et enseignement
Études sur le handicap
Children with disabilities -- Services for
Disability studies
People with disabilities
People with disabilities -- Services for
Sex role -- Study and teaching
Sociology of disability
Women with disabilities -- Services for
New York (State)
National Paraplegia Foundation.
American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities.
Center for Independence of the Disabled (New York, N.Y.)
Disabled in Action of Metropolitan New York.
Bronx Independent Living Services.
Disabilities Unlimited.
New York State Independent Living Council.
American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities.
Fay, Anna -- 1938-2017 -- Interviews
Linn, Bobbi -- 1950- -- Interviews
Rousso, Harilyn -- 1946- -- Interviews
Rousso, Harilyn -- 1946-

Note:

interviews conducted by Harilyn Rousso and Denise Jacobson in 2001 and 2002.
AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator.
Interview transcripts also available online.
Interviews (partial) also available on audiocassette (Phonotape 4047 C). No. 1-3: Bobbi Linn interviews 2, 3, and 6; no. 4 Harilyn Rousso interview 3.
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.

Type:

Interviews.
Oral histories.

Physical Description:

1 volume (vi, 250 pages) : portraits ; 29 cm
4 audiocassettes

Language:

English

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator.
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.