As we take Black History Month to continue to listen and learn, we also want to amplify the work of Black trailblazers—past and present—in the disability rights community, and explore the different ways they’ve paved the path that today’s activists continue to push forward. Each week we’ll be highlighting a different Black activist whose life and work has expanded equality of access and opportunity for all in the disabled community. We begin in thought and honor of Lois Curtis, lead plaintiff in the Olmstead v. L.C. case (1999) that established the right of people with disabilities to live where they wish and to receive adequate support. If you don’t know Curtis’ story and her efforts to secure the right to greater independence through supported living for people with disabilities, check out this piece about her life, and the continued fight to put Olmstead into practice. Week 2: Donald Galloway This week we’re thinking about the life and work of Donald Galloway, who served as director of peer counseling at Berkeley’s famed Center for Independent Living, and devoted his life to expand rights and access for people with disabilities. If anyone fully embodies the ethos of “don’t talk about it, be […]