Reminiscences of Roberta Galler : oral history, 2005.

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Galler, Roberta, 1936-. Reminiscences of Roberta Galler : oral history, 2005.

Reminiscences of Roberta Galler : oral history, 2005.

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Born Chicago, IL; background: reminiscences of Jewish American upbringing, contraction and treatment of polio 1946, move to New York City 1970; education: Northwestern University, University of Chicago, State University of New York; career: Civil Rights Movement work, Center for Constitutional Rights, Center for Independence of the Disabled New York work, psychotherapy; 9/11: witness of fire from Battery Park City apartment window, impact of disability on evacuation, description of scene on Battery Park Esplanade; post-9/11: stay at friend's house, impact of disability on relocation and obtainment of federal aid, residents' health complications, interactions with Red Cross, need for disaster planning to address disabled people's needs, effect of 9/11 on severity of disability, career changes; discussion of rebuilding at ground zero; political views.

transcript: 90 p.sound recordings: 2 sound discs (143 min.) : digital ; 3 in.

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