Disability Rights activist Beverly Bertaina on the 1977 Section 504 Occupation and being the mother of a disabled child (Updated over a year ago)

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In this oral history interview, nondisabled ally Beverly Bertaina talks about her week-long participation in the 504 Occupation with her four year old son Adam. Adam was diagnosed with developmental disabilities and cerebral palsy and was brought into the building with his mother. She discusses her individual responsibilities during the protest working in the kitchen, the dynamic between able-bodied and disabled protesters, and her involvement in activism as the parent of a disabled child both before and after the protest.

Tags: 1977 , 504 protests , adam bertaina , ally , beverly bertaina , cerebral palsy , disabilities rights education and defense fund , disability activism , disability rights movement , evan white , female protesters , individuals with disabilities education act , judy hughman , rehabilitation act of 1973 , section 504 , wheelchair user

Added to Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability Collection on March 13, 2017.

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  • Publisher: Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability
  • Format: mp4
  • Date: Spring 2014
  • Locale: 1970s; San Francisco Bay Area

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  • LON-01-03.mp4 (329.70 MB – MPEG4 video)

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