Disability Rights Activist Bill Palmer on the 1977 Section 504 Occupation (Updated over a year ago)

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In this oral history interview, protester Bill Palmer talks about his involvement in the 504 Sit-in. After returning from the Vietnam War, Bill became a disabled transit driver, and he discusses transporting protesters and supplies in and out of the Federal Building, and how this led to his own involvement in the protest.

Tags: 1977 , 504 protests , ally , bill palmer , black panthers , center for independent living , cil , disability activism , disability rights movement , health education and welfare , hew , independent living center , machinist union , post traumatic stress disorder , ptsd , rehabilitation act of 1973 , san francisco federal building , section 504 , vietnam war

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-01-28.mp4 (488.23 MB – MPEG4 video)
  • LON-01-28.jpg (69.62 KB – JPEG image)
  • palmer2.vtt (84.91 KB – WebVTT file)

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