History of disability rights movement at UC Berkeley inspires advocacy today
Emily Bi/Senior Staff
UC Berkeley is known as the home of the disability rights movement due to a rich history of student activism and advocacy.
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Community memory is essential to disability justice
We don’t take no for an answer. Our group comes from an incredible line of folks who have paved the way to get us what we have now, and we plan to spend this year “passing the torch” to disability advocates to come.
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‘We’re a fixture’: Looking into Berkeley’s disability resources
Sitting on the edge of South Berkeley and formed by various disability organizations, the Ed Roberts Campus, or ERC, provides resources and services at a universally accessible transit hub.
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Documentary film ‘Intelligent Lives’ views disability and capability in a new light
“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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We need to expand services for students with disabilities
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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A look back: Disabled Students’ Program reconciles rich history with criticism, fraud allegations
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’s Disabled Students’ Program is always working to improve
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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Nonspeaking and college-bound
The Person Inside
There is now a newer subset of autistic students who are college-bound — the nonspeaking and the sensorily disorganized autistics like me.
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UC Berkeley architecture professor recognized for contributions to disability movement
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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In conversation with Brad Bailey, director of Student Academy Award-Winning documentary ‘Hale’
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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