{"id":6649,"date":"2025-10-16T08:41:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T15:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/education\/2025\/10\/16\/professor-scot-danforth-publishes-an-independent-man-ed-roberts-and-the-fight-for-disability-rights\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T08:41:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T15:41:25","slug":"professor-scot-danforth-publishes-an-independent-man-ed-roberts-and-the-fight-for-disability-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/education\/2025\/10\/16\/professor-scot-danforth-publishes-an-independent-man-ed-roberts-and-the-fight-for-disability-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Scot Danforth Publishes &quot;An Independent Man: Ed Roberts and the Fight for Disability Rights&quot;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW144673558 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW144673558 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Chapman University\u2019s Attallah College\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW144673558 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW144673558 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">Assistant Dean of Research and Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/our-faculty\/scot-danforth.aspx\">Scot Danforth<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW144673558 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW144673558 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">, Jack H. and Paula A. Hassinger Chair in Education, has released his new book,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucpress.edu\/books\/an-independent-man\/hardcover\"><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW144673558 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW144673558 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Emphasis\">An Independent Man: Ed Roberts and the Fight for Disability Rights<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW144673558 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW144673558 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">, published by University of California Press.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW144673558 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Professor\u00a0Danforth, a leading scholar in disability studies and inclusive education, said the inspiration for the project grew from his years working to promote the inclusion of children with disabilities in general education classrooms.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI often noted that the teachers, sadly, even the special\u00a0education\u00a0educators, knew almost nothing about the disability rights movement,\u201d Danforth said. \u201cI decided at first to do a small history of the Rolling Quads, a group of disabled activists led by Ed Roberts at the University of California, Berkeley, in the late\u00a0\u201860s. In completing that work, I saw that not one biography had been written about Ed Roberts, one of the American leaders of the movement. I felt like, other than Ed\u2019s family and loved ones, I was the one person on the planet who knew him best. It was an overwhelming project. I\u00a0have\u00a0never written a biography, but I decided to jump in.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW247110825 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW247110825 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Ed Roberts is widely regarded as a founder of the disability rights movement. His advocacy helped pave the way for accessible environments, anti-discrimination protections, and greater representation for people with disabilities in education and public life.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW247110825 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW256535508 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256535508 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Danforth spent eight years researching\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256535508 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Ed\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256535508 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Roberts\u2019s life and the broader history of the disability rights movement. \u201cOf course, the research process involved endless hours plowing through documents in library archives,\u201d he said. \u201cBut the most memorable moments were the dozens of interviews I conducted with people who knew and worked with Ed. Congressional representatives, state legislators, family members, colleagues, friends. They told me\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256535508 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">fantastic, sad, and often funny stories<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256535508 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">. The book is filled with those stories.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW256535508 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW223914989 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW223914989 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Through the book, Danforth said he hopes to honor the disability community and its ongoing fight for equality. \u201cFirst, I hope that the disability community around the country\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW223914989 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">appreciates<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW223914989 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW223914989 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">approves<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW223914989 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u00a0of how I have represented them. I want them to be proud of Ed Roberts and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW223914989 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">what<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW223914989 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u00a0they have\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW223914989 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">accomplished<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW223914989 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW223914989 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">That\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW223914989 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u00a0most important to me.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW223914989 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW223914989 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW265750775 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265750775 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">He also hopes educators will engage with the book as a meaningful part of American history. \u201cI want them to understand that the history of disability rights, like the history of African American civil rights, women\u2019s rights, and LGBTQ rights, is filled with stories about\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265750775 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">the conflicts and victories that made our country what it is,\u201d he said. \u201cThese are our stories.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW265750775 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW160231189 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160231189 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">An Independent Man: Ed Roberts and the Fight for Disability Rights<\/span><\/span><\/em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW160231189 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW160231189 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u00a0will be available through University of California Press beginning Oct. 14, 2025.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW160231189 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chapman University\u2019s Attallah College\u00a0Assistant Dean of Research and Professor Scot Danforth, Jack H. and Paula A. 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