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Disability Resources

The Independent Living Movement and Philosophy

Click one of the links below:
Disability History
Ed Roberts
Independent Living Philosophy And History
Jim Weisman
Judy Heumann
June Kailes
Justin Dart, Jr
Margaret Nosek
Mary Jane Owen
Sharon Mistler

Disability History


A Chronology Of The Disability Rights Movements
http://www.sfsu.edu/~hrdpu/chron.htm

Civil Rights Timeline For Persons With Disabilities
http://www.ou.edu/student/ads/history.html

Disability History Museum
http://www.disabilitymuseum.org

Disability Social History Project
http://www.disabilityhistory.org

History Of Disabilities And Social Problems
http://codi.buffalo.edu/graph_based/.bibliography/woodhill/woodhill.html

Media History And Disability
http://www.towson.edu/~bhalle/dis-hist.html

The Cinema Of Isolation
http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~norden/coi.html

The History Of Disability
http://www.ru.org/artother.html
 

Ed Roberts


Ed Roberts IL History
http://www.ilusa.com/links/022301ed_roberts.htm

Ed Roberts Tribute Prophet Of Independence Article From The Independent Life, Summer 1995
http://www.cilberkeley.org

History Of Cal's Disabled Students' Program And Residence Program Ed Roberts In 1962,
http://dsp.berkeley.edu/dsphistory.html

The White House Office Of The Press Secretary For Immediate Release March 15, 1995 Statement By The President
http://www.dimenet.com/hotnews/ed.html
 

Independent Living Philosophy And History


Attitudes And Behaviors Inherited
http://www.crinet.org/behavior.php

Centers For Independent Living
http://www.ed.gov

History Of Independent Living
http://www.acils.com/acil/ilhistory.html

ILRU Independent Living Research Utilization
http://www.bcm.tmc.edu

IMPACT Center For Independent Living: Your Resource For Independent Living Philosophy And History
http://www.impactcil.org

Independent Living USA
http://www.ilusa.com

Independent Living: Disability Resources & Services
http://www.independentliving.org

NCIL -- National Council On Independent Living
http://www.ncil.org

The DRM Webwatcher: Independent Living
http://www.disabilityresources.org

The Future Of The Disability Movement. Kathleen Kleinmann.
http://www.tripil.com/tripil/0501.html
 

Jim Weisman


And Access For All A Decade Of Rights For People With Disabilities
http://nurseweek.com/news/features/00-09/ada.asp
 

Judy Heumann


Heumann Biography
http://www.chelseaforum.com/topics/Heumann.htm

The Implications Of ADA For Disabled People
http://www.independentliving.org/docs1/hr4.html
 

June Kailes


Advocate For Yourself - June Kailes
http://w3.trib.com/~dpotter/vol1-6.htm#june

Disaster Preparedness For People With Disabilities
http://www.jik.com/disaster.html

June Isaacson Kailes, Disability Policy Consultant
http://www.jik.com/

JUNE ISAACSON KAILES, MSW Consumer Dissemination
http://www.usc.edu/dept/gero/RRTConAging/CD.html
 

Justin Dart, Jr


Empowerment: The Testament Of Justin Dart, Jr.
http://www.mainstream-mag.com/1998/398mag.html

Justin Dart Article New Mobility
http://www.ilusa.com/articles/jdart_article.htm

Perspectives - Justin Dart
http://www.worksupport.com/perspectives/dart.asp
 

Margaret Nosek


BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Margaret Nosek, Ph.D.
http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/crowd/man1.html
 

Mary Jane Owen


A Furious Parrot
http://www.raggededgemagazine.com/archive/p11story.htm

Becoming Targets For Elimination By Mary Jane Owen
http://nrlc.org/news/1998/nrl12.98/owen.html

Owen And Reeve Debate Killing Embryos
http://www.nrlc.org/news/2000/nrl05/owen.html

Planning For Accessibility
http://www.sacredplaces.org/psp-infoclearinghouse/articles/planning%20for%20accessibility.htm

The Sit-In That Changed Our Lives
http://www.ragged-edge-mag.com/archive/hist.htm
 

Sharon Mistler


Electric Edge Cover Story: Mouthing Off About Injustice
http://www.raggededgemagazine.com/mar98/mouthoff.htm