World Institute on Disability records, 1983-2000.

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World Institute on Disability records, 1983-2000.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/123126409

The records of the World Institute on Disability provide a fairly complete picture of its history since its founding in 1983. The records include founding documents, meeting records, correspondence, reports, research and publications, grant applications, training materials, and promotional materials.

66 cartons, 1 oversize box, 2 oversize folders (83.25 linear feet)

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Roberts, Edward V., 1939-1995.

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Edward V. Roberts (1939-1995) contracted poliomyelitis in 1953 at the age of 14. Surviving the disease, he became a respiratory quadriplegic. In 1962, Roberts was the first severely disabled student to attend the University of California, Berkeley. He co-founded the Physically Disabled Students Program (PDSP) at Berkeley in 1970, then expanded the program into the community as the Center for Independent Living (CIL) in 1972. Roberts was appointed director of the California State Department of Re...

Heumann, Judith E., 1947-,

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Judith E. Heumann was born on 18 December 1947 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and raised in New York. She was disabled by polio at 18 months. After passing her licensure test for a teaching certificate, she was denied employment with the New York City Public Schools because of her inability to walk. In 1970, she won one of the earliest, if not the first, disability-based employment discrimination lawsuits in the nation. She went on to become an internationally known advocate for disability rights...

Kaplan, Deborah, 1950 January 17-

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Deborah Kaplan, born Jan. 17, 1950 in Cleveland, Ohio, is a lawyer involved with Disability Rights. Kaplan founded the Disability Rights Center in 1976 and has also been involved in many organizations including the World Institute on Disability. From the description of Deborah Kaplan papers, 1967-1995. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 52692858 ...

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Leon, Joan, 1938,

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World Institute on Disability

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The World Institute on Disability (WID) is a non-profit public policy, research, and training center dedicated to independence for all people with disabilities. WID was founded in 1983, in Oakland, California, through the efforts of Edward V. Roberts, Judith E. Heumann, and Joan Leon, longtime disability rights activists. From the description of World Institute on Disability records, 1983-2000. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 123126409 ...