January 23: Ed Roberts

Transcript

Happy Ed Roberts Day! Today we commemorate the extraordinary life and work of Ed Roberts, father of the disability rights and independent living movements.

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Learn more about Ed Roberts:

• A CONVERSATION WITH ED ROBERTS CALIFORNIA Q&A
• Celebrating the Life of Disability Advocate, Ed Roberts - BAMSI
• Zona and Ed Roberts: Twentieth Century Pioneers | Independent Living Institute 
• "So I Decided to Be an Artichoke..." - Celebrate California 
• Oral History Interview with Edward V. Roberts 
• Ed Roberts' Wheelchair Records a Story of Obstacles Overcome | Smithsonian 
• World Institute on Disability 
• Ed Roberts' 78th Birthday - Google Doodle
• Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Ed Roberts Day 
• Ed Roberts - California Museum 

 

Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound