Ed Roberts and the Fight for Disability Rights

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Oct 14, 20256:46News & Politics

Guest: Scot Danforth is the Jack H. and Paula A. Hassinger Chair in Education and Professor of Disability Studies at Chapman University. He is the author of several books including his latest, An Independent Man: Ed Robe...

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