Disability Rights activist Jim Engvall on his experience as a 1977 Section 504 Occupation protestor (Updated over a year ago)

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In this oral history interview, protester Jim Engvall reflects on the 26 days he spent occupying the San Francisco Federal Building. He notes that people were not really expecting to be there for that length of time, and he credits this Sit-in as introducing him to having a voice in the disability activist community.

Tags: 1977 , 504 protests , black panthers , cerebral palsy , civil rights , cognitive disability , disability , disability activism , disability rights movement , jim engvall , rehabilitation act of 1973 , section 504 , sit-in , wheelchair user

Added to Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability Collection on October 11, 2016.

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Information

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

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  • LON-01-25.mp4 (343.28 MB – MPEG4 video)
  • LON-01-25.jpg (202.48 KB – JPEG image)
  • 6_Engval.vtt (56.65 KB – WebVTT file)

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