World Institute on Disability collection of film and video. ca. 1976-ca. 1988.

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World Institute on Disability collection of film and video. ca. 1976-ca. 1988.

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Film footage of Ed Roberts and his son; tapes of conferences including the Personal Assistance Services Conference and Quality of Life Conference; some television news footage of 504 demonstrations; other WID footage.

3 cartons.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7102370

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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 ...

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...