Disability Rights activist Deborah (Norling) Armstrong on her involvement in the 1977 Section 504 Occupation and the enforcement of 504 after the Rehabilitation Act was passed (Updated over a year ago)

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In this oral history interview, activist Deborah (Norling) Armstrong discusses her involvement in the 504 Sit-in as a blind protester. She specifically discusses her role in enforcing Section 504 regulations after the Act passed while she was a student at UC Berkeley.

Tags: 1977 , 504 protests , ada , americans with disabilities act , blind , blind culture , cathy martinez , center for independent living , cil , civil rights , curb cutout , deborah norling armstrong , disability , disability activism , disability rights movement , discrimination , female protesters , kitty cone , rehabilitation act of 1973 , san francisco federal building , section 504 , uc berkeley

Added to Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability Collection on September 13, 2016.

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Information

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

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  • LON-01-05.mp4 (253.06 MB – MPEG4 video)

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