Voices from the Disability Community: Corbett O’Toole
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Corbett O’Toole’s voice is proud and strong.
She has fought for disability rights for most of her life – If you look closely enough at montage from the 504 Sit-In, you might see her. She was present for that ground-breaking activism and is still working on projects today. She is a warrior that we in the disability community owe a debt of gratitude toward, for her work in creating a more accessible world for all of us.
Corbett is a mother too. A beautiful video of her dancing with her daughter:
She is also an author and recently penned her first book, Fading Scars: My Q**** Disability History.
Please meet Corbett O’Toole
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Getting to Know You
Your name: Corbett Joan O’Toole
What’s your connection with disability?
Wow. How long did you say this could be? I’m as old as dirt (65 – which is 85 in crip years) so I have lots of connections. Been [...]