New York Activists and Leaders in the Disability Rights and Independent Living Movement: Vol I

Acknowledgements   Series History Larry Allison   Foreword     Tape Guide     Interview History--Larry Allison   I. Personal Background and the Camp Jened Years, 1965-1973     Life in Corning, New York, 1943-1963     From aspiring actor to pre-law at New York University, 1963     Vietnam era, working with people with disabilities at Camp Oakhurst, 1964     Camp Jened: choices in the era of experimentation     Recruitment far and wide     Recollections of Judy Heumann: a seminal figure     Shattering stereotypes; discussion of disability hierarchy     The work-camp experience: proof of employability     A civil rights perspective; involvement in the 504 Democratic Club and presidential campaign, 1975-1981   II. Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, Civil Service Employment, and Reflections, 1973-2001 Denise McQuade   Foreword     Tape Guide     Interview History--Denise McQuade   I. Early Years; A Burgeoning Activist Identity; The Creation of Disabled in Action [DIA]   II. More on Dia, Promoting Accessible Mass Transit   III. The Development of the First Independent Living Center in New York, Working for New York City Transit Marilyn Saviola   Foreword     Tape Guide     Interview History--Marilyn Saviola   I. Early Years, Goldwater Memorial Hospital, Education, Activism, 1945-1973   II. Independent Living, Disability Politics, CIDNY, and ICS   III. Discussion of ADA, Societal Attitudes, and Disability Culture     Denise Sherer Jacobson