Ed Roberts: His Words, His Vision

In this video excerpt, Ed Roberts discusses the history and future of the independent living movement in the U.S. The video is produced by the Research and Training Center on Independent Living at the University of Kansas.

A self-proclaimed cripple, Ed was a catalyst and cosmic thinker. He built a life for himself as a person with polio, then laid the foundation for millions of other people with disabilities to build similar lives. Ed said, "Everybody has a future." He meant it, lived it and helped others achieve it.

This video incorporates a 1981 speech that Ed Roberts gave to independent-living activists with photos depicitng the ongoing struggle of people throughout the world for the rights and independence modeled by this visionary leader.

For more information and to order the complete video, visit www.rtcil.org, e-mail rtcil@ku.edu, or call 785-864-4095.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Independent
• Living;
• Ed
• Roberts;
• disability
• rights;
• advocacy

[rtcil]

@ disABILITYLINK - Thanks so much for your comment and for alerting us to the "transcribe audio" feature! rtcil@ku.edu

[rtcil]

@ disABILITYLINK - Thanks so much for your comment and for alerting us to the "transcribe audio" feature!

[CaptionFirst]

This video is so cool. I was there at this conference in Kansas City. Ed was an amazing speaker and motivator. I'd love to see the final product with captions as I can't make out what Ed is saying on this clip.

[rtcil]

@CaptionFirst - Hello. The full video does have captions. Sorry we weren't able to include them in this clip. If you want to discuss further or order the DVD, please email rtcil@ku.edu.

[Independence1st]

Can this be captioned? We'd love to feature it on our new website (with your permission) but require captioning.

[rtcil]

@Independence1st - Hello. Thanks for your question. The DVD we produced does have captioning. Sorry it's not included in this clip. If you want to discuss further, please email rtcil@ku.edu.

[JulieAnnRacino]

Thanks to Ed Roberts for always being the "father" of the independent living movement..Peer counseling and peer support are hallmarks of the independent living approach to "services and support"...The political nature of the independent living movement has been just phenomenal...My original research case study of the Berkeley Center for Independent Living is still on the web (free), and also available in the amazon.com book, Housing, support and community (Racino, et al, 1993).

[disABILITYLINK]

This is a fantastic clip! Thanks for posting it. I tried the "transcribe audio" feature and it seemed to be pretty accurate (there were a few exceptions though).

[disABILITYLINK]

This is a fantastic clip! Thanks for posting it. I tried the "transcribe audio" feature and it seemed to be pretty accurate.

[jlesner2011]

"Hey check out my anti-bullying youtube video entitled “Bullying people with disabilities is just wrong and a waste of time”""

[CaptionFirst]

This video is so cool. I was there at this conference in Kansas City. Ed was an amazing speaker and motivator. I'd love to see the final product with captions as I can't make out what Ed is saying on this clip. - Sharaine Rawlinson Roberts