| LC control no. | no2014150599 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Roberts, Edward V., 1939-1995 |
| Variant(s) | Roberts, Ed (Edward V.), 1939-1995 |
| Associated place | Berkeley, Calif. |
| Birth date | 19390123 |
| Death date | 19950314 |
| Place of birth | California |
| Place of death | Alameda County, Calif. |
| Field of activity | Disabilities People with disabilities Political science |
| Affiliation | University of California, Berkeley California. Department of Rehabilitation World Institute on Disability Center for Independent Living |
| Profession or occupation | Human rights workers |
| Found in | Oral history interview with Edward V. Roberts, 1994: title page (Edward V. Roberts) California death index, 1940-1997, search via Ancestry.com, 13 November 2014 (Edward Verne Roberts; male; born 23 January 1939 in California; died 14 March 1995 in Alameda County; mother's maiden name: Harvey) Wikipedia, 13 November 2014 (Ed Roberts; Edward Verne Roberts; disability rights activist; contracted polio at age 14 in 1953; often called the father of the disability rights movement; attended the University of California, Berkeley, earning B.A. (1964) and M.A. (1966) degrees in Political Science; served as Director of the California Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, 1976-1983; co-founded the World Institute on Disability; early leader of the Berkeley Center for Independent Living; died on March 14, 1995 at age 56) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Roberts_%28activist%29> |
| Associated language | eng |
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