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Marca Bristo, Influential Advocate for the Disabled, Dies at 66
Glenn Rifkin, The New York Times - September 8, 2019
Marca Bristo was one of the true originals in Independent Living. She was the Executive Director of Access Living, the Center for Independent Living in Chicago.
Far from “helpless”: How the Disability Rights Movement saved my life
Nadina Laspina, Salon.com - September 9, 2019
One woman’s story of discovering disability rights and how it changed how she viewed her own disability,.
Open Letter to People Who Do Things
Rabbi Ruti Regan, Real Social Skills - October 5, 2015
This is an amazing essay that at first seems kind of pessimistic, but is actually profoundly encouraging, especially for people with disabilities who strive to make their mark in a public way.