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“Intelligent Lives,” which screened at UC Berkeley’s Ed Roberts Campus on Dec. 13, tackles perceptions of intelligence and inclusion through the sensitive portrayal of the lives of three disabled individuals: Micah, Naieer, and Naomie.
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Updated 10/30/19: Some of the language in this article has been updated. The Disabled Students’ Program, or DSP, at UC Berkeley was one of the first disability services programs in higher education in the United States. It was founded by students with disabilities in 1970 after they organized to advocate
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Nestled behind the popular Golden Bear Cafe is the office of the Disabled Students’ Program, or DSP. Its unassuming exterior belies a program that is both the product of a rich history of disability activism and a reminder that the work is far from done.
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UC Berkeley is committed to providing a broad array of services to the more than 1800 students who are part of the Disabled Students’ Program, or DSP.
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There is now a newer subset of autistic students who are college-bound — the nonverbal and the sensorily disorganized autistics like me.
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UC Berkeley architecture and city and regional planning professor Raymond Lifchez was recognized Tuesday by the Center for Independent Living, or CIL, with the second annual Ed Roberts Day Award, which honors individuals who have made major contributions to the disability rights movement in the U.S. and internationally.
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Bailey is the director of “Hale,” a documentary about Hale Zukas, one of the most prominent activists in the disability rights movement, who studied math at UC Berkeley.
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Roberts, who had post-polio quadriplegia, decided to attend UC Berkeley in 1962 despite the fact that the campus had no accommodations for people with severe disabilities. His advocacy opened the school to more students with disabilities and created the Physically Disabled Student’s Program and then the Center for Independent Living.
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After 14 years as mayor of Berkeley — the longest tenure in the city’s history — and 38 years of public office, Tom Bates, age 78, has decided to retire. It marks the end of a long career of public service that was punctuated with significant accomplishments that benefited many, from people with disabilities to Berkeley youth to local breweries and sports fanatics.
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The campus has expanded accessibility in order to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and requirements imposed after lawsuits. Barriers for students with physical disabilities, however, can often lie less in building plans, which are picked over for potential inaccessibility, than in barriers of the moment.
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