tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84655392011-08-01T17:09:36.614-07:00Honoring Disability Rights Advocates <br> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br> Keeping the Flame Burning! <br> As we enter the sixth decade of advocating for disability rights, many of our comrades in arms have fallen. This web log is a memorial to all those that have come before us - and as time and history overtakes us all -will keep the memories alive. CDR 17noreply@blogger.comBlogger251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465539.post-1096089231042179482010-10-21T06:26:00.000-07:002010-10-21T14:12:04.938-07:00

As we enter the sixth decade of advocating for disability rights, many of our comrades in arms have fallen. This web log is a memorial to all those that have come before us - and as time and history overtakes us all -will keep the memories alive. You are invited to add your personal memories by using the comments. You may post without registering by selecting anonymous - and place your name, if

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Paul S. Miller, Advocate for Disabled, Dies at 49 Paul Miller, a lawyer who was born with achondroplasia — dwarfism — overcame discrimination because of his disability and became a leader in the disability rights movement, died Tuesday at his home on Mercer Island, Wash. He was 49. The cause was cancer, said his wife, Jennifer. More than 40 times after graduating from Harvard Law School, Mr

CDR 17noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465539.post-53583023130386878872010-08-09T21:02:00.000-07:002010-08-16T09:04:52.728-07:00

Paul K. Longmore dies at 64; leading disability scholar and activist Unable to use his hands because of a childhood bout with polio, he helped establish disability studies as a field of academic research and teaching. By Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times August 15, 2010 Unable to use his hands because of a childhood bout with polio, Paul K. Longmore wrote his first book by punching a

CDR 17noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465539.post-78418529538703604702010-07-24T21:54:00.000-07:002010-08-17T10:05:30.265-07:00

John Callahan, Cartoonist, Dies at 59 By BRUCE WEBER Published: July 28, 2010 John Callahan, a quadriplegic, alcoholic cartoonist whose work in newspapers and magazines made irreverent, impolitic sport of people with disabilities and diseases and those who would pity and condescend to them, died on Saturday in Portland, Ore. He was 59 and lived in Portland. The causes were complications of

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James Sullivan  1961 - 2010 James Augustine Sullivan of Hudson died on Ash Wednesday Feb. 17, 2010 having faced his most recent challenge of cancer with the same courage, grace and dignity that has characterized his entire life. He passed with friends and family by his side at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack. Mr. Sullivan was born on June 21, 1961 in Panama City, Florida to Charles

CDR 17noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465539.post-68964522889695398452009-06-15T08:26:00.000-07:002010-03-05T08:34:05.896-08:00

SCHEFFELIN, Margaret Ann Merrick Passed away on June 15, 2009, after a valiant two-year battle with cancer, surrounded by her family. Margaret was born on April 12, 1928, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She grew up in Western Springs, Illinois, and was the 111th Quiz Kid, making 45 radio appearances between 1942 and 1944. Margaret married Edward (Scheff) Joseph Scheffelin on August 16, 1947, in LaGrange,

CDR 17noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465539.post-33313298815395684852009-05-04T20:07:00.000-07:002009-05-05T20:30:35.063-07:00

Martha Mason LATTIMORE - Ms. Martha Mason, who lived at 204 Oak Drive in Lattimore, died shortly after dawn on Monday, May 4, 2009, one month shy of her 72nd birthday. Stricken with polio in the epidemic of 1948, she had lived 61 years in an iron lung, longer than any other polio survivor in the world. Following a year of hospitalization after she was stricken, she returned to her parents' home

CDR 17noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465539.post-33835113244543156802009-04-23T11:12:00.000-07:002009-04-30T11:19:15.961-07:00

Rosalind Wofsy A pioneer community organizer in support of people with developmental disabilities, born September 5, 1920 died on April 23, 2009. She was 88. From 1964 through 1984, Rosalind Wofsy was Executive Director of the Developmental Disabilities Council of Contra Costa County. When she retired, she wrote of those years in a memoir, "The Best Years of My Working Life", published by the DD

CDR 17noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465539.post-78285885781893665732008-12-03T22:27:00.000-08:002008-12-04T22:48:24.399-08:00

December 3, 2008. Miya Rodolfo-Sioson, the lone survivor of a 1991 shooting spree on the University of Iowa campus, died of breast cancer Wednesday. She was 40. Rodolfo-Sioson died with her brother, Renato, at her side at Alameda County Medical Center-Highland Hospital in Oakland, Calif., at 10:45 a.m., hospital spokeswoman Andrea Breaux said. The hospital was treating Rodolfo-Sioson for

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Ricki Landers of Salt Lake City Utah was born in Biloxi, Miss., Jan. 24, 1957 died November 14th 2008 of liver failure after spending her entire adult life in a wheelchair due to multiple sclerosis.----------------------------------------------------------Activist: 'I would rather go to jail than a nursing home.' Ricki Landers wasn't afraid to get arrested in her campaigns for disability rights.

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Carolyn (Carrie) Gagliardi died on Friday, Oct, 31, 2008 with partner Julie and dear friend Esmé at her side. Carrie was born Nov. 14, 1955 in Brooklyn, N.Y. She came to San Francisco on her own when she was 16 to be a part of the experimental free school Symbas and to live in a communal space known as Project One. Carrie was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at 22 and began using a wheelchair

CDR 17noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465539.post-43351120396040152702008-02-24T18:04:00.000-08:002008-11-12T18:22:36.309-08:00

Elizabeth (Betty) Bacon, one of the most influential and dynamic advocates for the rights of people with disabilities in San Diego and California for more than 30 years, passed away unexpectedly due to illness Sunday, February 24, 2008, in San Diego. She was 61. Before her retirement in 2004, Betty worked for 29 years at San Diego State University, serving as Director of Disabled Student

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Eccleston, Margaret (Peggy) Hinkle FarnsworthPeggy entered into her rest peacefully with her family by her side at home in Riverside, California on Friday morning, December 30, 2005. She was born on January 18, 1923 in Roswell, New Mexico and was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Raymond Eccleston; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Farnsworth; her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus

CDR 17noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465539.post-1130981422707917082005-09-19T17:28:00.000-07:002005-11-02T17:30:22.710-08:00

Karen Greebon: 1942-2005Activist devoted life to keeping people with disabilities out of institutionsBy Joshunda SandersMonday, September 26, 2005Karen Greebon, an Austin disability rights activist who fought against placing people with disabilities in nursing homes, died Sept. 19. She was 63.Greebon died from complications associated with liver problems, her partner of more than 14 years, James

CDR 17noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465539.post-1124514260687968912005-01-19T21:57:00.000-08:002005-08-19T22:09:01.260-07:00

Joel Bryan , longtime treasurer and a founder of the Yolano Chapter of Californians for Disability Rights, died Wednesday, January 19, 2005 from complications due to pneumonia. He was 67 years old. Born July 13, 1937, he was the oldest of four children of Dr. Jack Y. and Margaret Gardner Bryan in Baltimore, Maryland. His father was a university professor, foreign-service diplomat and author and

CDR 17noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465539.post-1097116868973429312004-10-05T19:30:00.000-07:002004-10-31T09:38:05.130-08:00

L. Natasha Littletree, a longtime and beloved disability rights advocate passed away today (October 5) after a brief illness, at the Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital in Santa Rosa. Littletree, at the time of her passing, served as the chair of the Area Board IV on Developmental Disabilities. Peter Mendoza, chair of the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, which oversees the 13 Area Boards

CDR 17noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465539.post-1096289899198638912004-09-25T05:56:00.000-07:002004-10-01T00:08:40.756-07:00

Nancy Gates Moulton -- December 13, 1954 - September 25, 2004 Nancy Moulton of Atlanta, a longtime activist in ADAPT and founder of Life Worthy of Life, an early organization with goals similar to NotDeadYet ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My precious wife, Nancy Gates Moulton passed away yesterday morning probably sometime around 5 AM. The nurse entered her room to get her ready for dialysis, and she

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Suzanne Fitts Valters Phd, M.S.W. 1942 - 2003 Suzanne E. Fitts Valters died on Sun. Oct. 19 inSacramento, CA. A native of Framingham, MA, she was a woman of great intellect, education and achievement. She wanted most to be remembered as a gutsy woman, a survivor, and a great mother. A graduate ofBoston University, with a PhD. from Columbia University in International Relations, she lived in New

CDR 17noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465539.post-1096231481560787222003-08-07T13:41:00.000-07:002004-10-01T00:07:42.063-07:00

Advocate for disabled honored posthumously OCEANSIDE The city's Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Award was presented posthumously yesterday to the late Rev. Clyde "Pete" Shideler, longtime advocatefor the disabled. Mayor Terry Johnson announced the award yesterday at the annual Martin LutherKing Jr. celebration sponsored by the North County Branch of the NationalAssociation for the Advancement of

CDR 17noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465539.post-1096591516530484222003-02-25T17:44:00.000-08:002004-10-01T00:10:58.126-07:00

Rev. Harold H. Wilke 1914 - 2003 WASHINGTON, D.C. February, 26, 2003 – Rev. Harold H. Wilke, a pioneering religious leader, disability advocate, and founding Board Member of the National Organization on Disability (N.O.D.), died yesterday in Claremont, California. He was 88 years old. A member of the U.S. Council for the Year of Disabled Persons and a Board Member of both N.O.D. and its

CDR 17noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465539.post-1096866508336825132002-12-08T22:07:00.000-08:002004-10-03T22:08:28.336-07:00

William Jensen The Independent Living Movement has lost an admired and beloved advocate. William "Bill" Jensen died on December 8th, 2002 of disability related health problems. A native Californian and resident of Sacramento County for the last 30 years, Bill was active in the establishment of Resources for Independent Living, Inc. With devotion and great personal generosity Bill served the

CDR 17noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465539.post-1096157622965438832002-11-07T17:12:00.000-08:002004-10-01T00:06:41.906-07:00

In Remembrance of Our Friend and Fellow Disability Rights Leader Chris ElmsMay 9, 1954 to November 7, 2002 Chris Elms, President of Californians for Disability Rights and a respected advocate and leader in the disability community, died unexpectedly on November 7, 2002, from complications resulting from pulmonary hypertension.Chris was born on May 9, 1954 in Oklahoma. Being born with spina bifida

CDR 17noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465539.post-1096156382394867412002-06-21T16:49:00.000-07:002004-10-01T00:04:30.833-07:00

Justin Dart, An Obituary June 22, 2002 By Fred Fay and Fred Pelka, written at Justin Dart's request. Justin Dart, Jr., a leader of the international disability rights movement and a renowned human rights activist, died last night at his home in Washington D.C. Widely recognized as "the father of the Americans with Disabilities Act" and "the godfather of the disability rights movement," Dart had

CDR 17noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465539.post-1097202435723097221999-10-15T19:03:00.000-07:002004-10-07T19:53:01.736-07:00

Jane Small passed away in Los Angeles October 15th, 1999. Jane Small, nationally known civil rights/disability rights advocate was remembered in two memorial services in California. She was aptly portrayed by colleagues and friends as a blunt, tireless advocate; an extraordinary networker, a formidable foe, and a loving and funny woman. Speakers at the services in Los Angeles and Sacramento

CDR 17noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465539.post-1096155622267500611999-03-19T16:37:00.000-08:002004-10-07T19:28:01.670-07:00

Ed Roberts,Prophet of Independence Article from the Indepenent Life, Summer 1995 Our longtime friend and the founder of the independent living movement, Ed Roberts passed away on March 14, 1995. Ed Roberts was an internationally recognized leader in the Independent Living/Civil Rights for People with Disabilities movement, and President of the World Institute on Disability, a public policy

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