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\"Man<\/a>
\nWilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences<\/a>
\n and the
\nHistory Department<\/a>
\n present,
\nThe History of Disabilities<\/em>
\n, on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at 1 p.m. in Beckman Hall, Room 107 with Allen Rucker.
\n
\nAllen Rucker was born in Wichita Falls, Texas, and raised in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. He has an MA in Communication from Stanford University, an MA in American Culture from the University of Michigan, and a BA in English from Washington University, St. Louis. Mr. Rucker is a contributing editor to “New Mobility” Magazine and a regular blogger for the Christopher Reeve Foundation website. He has taught at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and Chapman University, among other schools, and lectures widely on the subject of disability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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