Gary Arnold gave a presentation about independent living and disability rights. He discussed the history of independent living and organizations that advanced the movement like Access Living. Access Living promotes independent living through services like housing assistance and legal advocacy. It also highlights success stories of people with disabilities living independently. However, Arnold noted there are still gaps in disability equality, like failures to close institutions in Illinois and issues with sheltered workshops. He sees opportunities to celebrate disability civil rights through anniversaries of important laws.

1. “World Human Rights Cities Forum 2014”
Cities and Disability Civil Rights, Independent Living
and the Gaps between disability and equality
A Presentation by Gary M. Arnold
May 17, 2014

2. Gary M. Arnold
Access Living, Public Relations Coordinator
115 West Chicago Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60654
Little People of America, President
Tustin, California

3. What is
Independent
Living?

4. What is
Independence?

7. Independent Living

8. The History of Independent Living

9. Ed Roberts

10. The Rolling
Quads

11. The Berkeley
Center for
Independent Living

12. The Medical Model

13. The Independent Living Model

14. The Rehabilitation Act of 1973

15. Access Living

16. Access Living

17. Access Living

18. Access Living

19. Housing

20. Housing

21. Housing

22. Legal Team

23. Youth Leadership Program

24. Disability Pride Parade

27. Video Clip:–
Access Living Organization Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrb0m-qpltg
From 0:00 to 3 minutes and 25 Seconds

28. Access Living Capital Campaign

29. What’s Inside: Universal and Green Design
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrVvPE86TBw
From 55 Second Mark to 5 Minutes and 51 Seconds

30. Access Living Today

31. Success Stories
Michael Bucci

32. Michael Bucci

33. Michael Bucci

34. Michael Bucci

35. Success Stories
Kimberly Martin and Ira Perry

36. The Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act

37. Fair Housing
Amendments
Act

38. The Americans with
Disabilities Act

39. ADA Amendments Act

40. Current issues: Education

41. Current issues: Community Integration

42. Current issues: employment

43. Road Blocks to Independent Living

44. Poor Policy Examples
Failure to close institutions in Illinois
Sheltered Workshops and Subminimum Wage
Exclusion from other Civil Rights Celebrations

45. Opportunities to Celebrate
Independent Living and Civil Rights
1. 50th Anniversary Civil Rights Celebrations
2. 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

46. Thank You
World Human Rights Cities
Forum 2014
Gary Arnold
Access Living
115 West Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
www.accessliving.org