I became aware of this after being invited to give a lecture for the Disabled Students’ Program at the University of California. I was delighted and, of course, flattered, but I was also nervous.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Disabilities as Asset in Workplace
Many people know of Berkeley, Calif., as the birthplace, in the 1960’s, of the Free Speech Movement.
Fewer people know that Berkeley also played a major role in the disability rights movement. It was here, also in the ’60s, that Ed
Roberts — a student with quadriplegia — became an outspoken advocate of
the cause.
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