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Jacob Barach

The Importance of America’s Second Independent Living Center

Jacob Barach on October 7, 2020October 14, 2020

Established in 1972, the Center of Independent Living (CIL) served as a model as a community resource for disabled people. In this essay, Jacob Barach and Aviva Stein show how disabled activists in Boston replicated the CIL model, proving that independent living was possible anywhere and everywhere. Continue Reading The Importance of America’s Second Independent Living Center

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