Ed Roberts: His Words, His Vision : America's Disability Activist History : video

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In this video, Ed Roberts discusses the history and future of the independent living movement in the U.S. The video is produced by the Research and Training Center on Independent Living at the University of Kansas.

A self-proclaimed 'cripple', Ed was a catalyst and cosmic thinker. He built a life for himself as a person with polio, then laid the foundation for millions of other people with disabilities to build similar lives. Ed said, "Everybody has a future."
 He meant it, lived it and helped others achieve it.
This video incorporates a 1981 speech that Ed Roberts gave to independent-living activists with photos depicting the ongoing struggle of people throughout the world for the rights and independence modeled by this visionary leader.
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# For more History of America's Disability Activists, explore 'Its Our Story" Project at: http://www.youtube.com/user/ItsOurStoryProject

*this post is reposted from previous years.