California Sate Seal

Ed Roberts is rightfully known as “The Father of Independent Living.” Paralyzed by polio at the age of fourteen, he was labeled “unemployable” by the state when he sought vocational rehabilitation. But Roberts refused to let his physical challenges hold him back. In...

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California Sate Seal

PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Ed Roberts is rightfully known as “The Father of Independent Living.” Paralyzed by polio at the age of fourteen, he was labeled “unemployable” by the state when he sought vocational rehabilitation. But Roberts...

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