Protester Karen Rose on the 1977 Section 504 Occupation of the Federal Building (Updated over a year ago)

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In this oral history interview, blind protester Karen Rose discusses her spur of the moment participation in the 504 Occupation. She recalls, "I never felt like I had too much of a voice, but I'm also not sure I had that much to say." She decided to join the occupation and enter the building after stopping by to see what the outside demonstrations were on the first day.

Tags: 504 protests , blind , civil rights , disability , disability activism , disability rights movement , female protesters , karen rose , rehabilitation act of 1973 , section 504

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

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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-01-36.mp4 (567.57 MB – MPEG4 video)
  • LON-01-36.png (426.77 KB – PNG image)
  • KarenRose.vtt (96.79 KB – WebVTT file)

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