BERKELEY'S NEWS • NOVEMBER 19, 2023
World Institute on Disability
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Obituary
MARCH 07, 2023
'Leader of the disability movement': UC Berkeley alumnus Judy Heumann dies at 75
Disability rights activist Judy Heumann died March 4 at the age of 75.
Obituary
MARCH 07, 2023
'Leader of the disability movement': UC Berkeley alumnus Judy Heumann dies at 75
Disability rights activist Judy Heumann died March 4 at the age of 75.
Obituary
DECEMBER 07, 2021
Community mourns loss of disability activist, UC Berkeley lecturer Marsha Saxton
Marsha Saxton, UC Berkeley lecturer in disability studies and renowned disability rights activist, died Dec. 1.
Obituary
DECEMBER 07, 2021
Community mourns loss of disability activist, UC Berkeley lecturer Marsha Saxton
Marsha Saxton, UC Berkeley lecturer in disability studies and renowned disability rights activist, died Dec. 1.
Campus
JANUARY 25, 2017
Disability activists honor life, legacy of Ed Roberts
Roberts, who had post-polio quadriplegia, decided to attend UC Berkeley in 1962 despite the fact that the campus had no accommodations for people with severe disabilities. His advocacy opened the school to more students with disabilities and created the Physically Disabled Student’s Program and then the Center for Independent Living.
Campus
JANUARY 25, 2017
Disability activists honor life, legacy of Ed Roberts
Roberts, who had post-polio quadriplegia, decided to attend UC Berkeley in 1962 despite the fact that the campus had no accommodations for people with severe disabilities. His advocacy opened the school to more students with disabilities and created the Physically Disabled Student’s Program and then the Center for Independent Living.
City
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill extending protection of disabled employees
Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Tuesday extending discrimination and harassment protection laws to cover disabled employees in sheltered workshops and rehabilitation facilities.
City
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill extending protection of disabled employees
Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Tuesday extending discrimination and harassment protection laws to cover disabled employees in sheltered workshops and rehabilitation facilities.
