Find us at:
A Place to Know More About Ability
1 and half year ago, I was selected as a fellow of Duskin Ainowa Foundation, and I joined their lecture to learn about the history of disability movement in the US. I spent 2 years in the US for college, so I knew the accessible environment for wheelchair users as well as that disabled people live actively in a community. However, I am ashamed to say that I didn’t know the historical background of disability movement. This time in Washington DC, I had a precious opportunity to meet Judith Heumann, who is one of the key persons of disability movement in the US. She is a special advisor for international disability rights at U.S. Department of State.
For my very last interview during this trip to Minnesota, I visited Mr. Derek Nord, an Associate Director of Research and Training Center at the Institute on Community Integration (ICI) located in University of Minnesota. Derek shared his vivid memories of childhood. He had a friend from his mother’s daycare. When he and his friend came back from a day camp, he saw the mother of his friend was crying.