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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The Barrier-Free Meeting that Helped Build a Movement
Jessica Martucci narrates how a group of disabled scientists and advocates working for the AAAS put science at the heart of the disability rights movement. Continue Reading The Barrier-Free Meeting that Helped Build a Movement