Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund Invites You to START SOMETHING BIG

Tuesday May 1, 2012, 5:30–8PM
Ed Roberts Campus, 3075 Adeline Street, Berkeley, CA

THE START OF SOMETHING BIG
In 1977, our three honorees helped start something big when they were part of a landmark disability rights event that began in San Francisco and ended in victory in DC. Working in concert with grassroots and government allies, they forced the issuing of the regulations implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the first federal civil rights protections for persons with disabilities in the history of the United States. A precursor to the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 united and ignited the disability community, mobilizing it to work with allies in the legislature and administration, and establish legal public interest watchdogs. Our honorees will talk about their respective roles in that process as elected official, citizen advocate, and policy architect, and how they have continued to do disability justice together. Join DREDF in celebrating disability rights pioneers who aren't afraid to start something big.

More details at the DREDF website HERE.

Ramping Up for Independence A Training Series for Parents/Caregivers of Transition-Age Youth with Developmental Disabilities

Where: Ed Roberts Campus, 3075 Adeline Street (Ashby BART Station),
Berkeley,Osher Education Center

REMINDER
"Taking Care of Physical & Emotional Health"
Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM ▪ Light refreshments provided.
COST: $20 per household per session; $75 for the series of 4. Scholarships available. Cash only at the door.

ACCESSIBILITYThe Ed Roberts Campus is fully accessible. Sign Language interpreters can be provided if requested at least 72 hours in advance. Please refrain from using scented products. Thank you!

RSVP - Please RSVP to: lindaratner@comcast.net.
For more information, call Tom Heinz at 510-618-1580, ext. 11.

EBI and DREDF thank Pacific Gas and Electric Company
for their generous sponsorship of this series.

East Bay Innovations and Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund Present:Ramping Up for Independence

A Training Series for Parents/Caregivers of Transition-Age Youth with Developmental Disabilities

Ed Roberts Campus, 3075 Adeline Street (Ashby BART Station), Berkeley
Osher Education Center ▪ 6:00 – 8:00 PM ▪ Light refreshments provided.

"Preparing for and Landing a First Job" on April 12
Tuesday, April 12, 2011

More workshops and info HERE.

Congresswoman Barbara Lee and MTC Commissioner and Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates Will Headline the Opening Celebration for the Ed Roberts Campus

You are Cordially Invited to Celebrate the GRAND OPENING of the Ed Roberts Campus

Saturday, April 9, 2011
1:00 PM Ribbon-Cutting
2 – 4 PM Refreshments and Open House

Ed Roberts Campus
3075 Adeline Street
Berkeley, CA 94703
at the Ashby BART Station

Public transportation is highly recommended. The ERC is accessible directly from the Ashby BART station, and by AC transit. Limited accessible parking will be provided.

RSVP and more info HERE.

An International Center for People with Disabilities

The Ed Roberts Campus mission is to ensure that people with disabilities can live independently and without discrimination.

Located at a fully accessible transit hub, the Ed Roberts Campus is a national and international model dedicated to disability rights and universal access.

Read more HERE.

Ed Roberts Day - January 23

Posted at the Disability Blog by Diana Z.

Ed Roberts was an international leader and educator in the independent living and disability rights movements. He was the first student with significant disabilities to attend the University of California at Berkeley, and the first person with a disability to serve as director of the California Department of Rehabilitation. Roberts was a co-founder of the World Institute on Disability. In designating every January 23 as “Ed Roberts Day” Congress acknowledges the accomplishments Roberts made in helping reduce barriers, increase access and improve the lives of persons with disabilities across the country.

At the New Ed Roberts Campus, DREDF Continues its Pioneering Civil Rights Work

As one of the seven partner agencies at the new Ed Roberts Campus (ERC), DREDF (The Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund) is expanding its efforts to advance the rights of people with disabilities. A national law and policy center, DREDF offers legal advocacy, training, education, public policy work, and legislative development. DREDF’s director, Susan Henderson, says that being at the ERC brings many advantages, including increased awareness about each agency's disability rights work, new opportunities for collaboration, proximity to a transit hub, and additional space for meetings.



Read more HERE.