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Edward Verne Roberts (January 23, 1939 – March 14, 1995) was an American activist. He was the first wheelchair user to attend the University of California, Berkeley. [1] He was a pioneering leader of the disability rights movement. [2] [3]
1 Οκτ 2024 · Ed Roberts (born January 23, 1939, San Mateo, California, U.S.—died March 14, 1995, Berkeley) was an American disability rights activist who is considered the founder of the independent-living movement. Roberts contracted polio at age 14 and was paralyzed from the neck down.
They embraced the principle that people with disabilities needed to lead their own lives, organizations, and institutions. Cross-disability activism led ADAPT and other disability rights...
13 Μαρ 2015 · The champion of the disability rights movement refused to be hindered and challenged the world to create spaces for independent living. Victoria Dawson. March 13, 2015. Roberts' wheelchair...
14 Μαρ 1995 · Edward (Ed) Verne Roberts is considered the father of the independent living movement. As a hero in the United States’ disability rights movement, Roberts paved the way for people with physical disabilities to access higher education. Roberts was born in San Mateo in 1939.
Ed Roberts, described as the “father of independent living,” was the disability rights movement’s first major spokesperson. His mother Zona conceived him during her senior year of high school, briefly contemplating abortion. She would later joke that Ed graduated from Burlingame High School twice.
21 Ιαν 2021 · It would be one of many correlations between the Civil Rights movement and the Disability Rights movement. Ever the pioneer and advocate, Ed helped others with significant disabilities attend Berkeley.
