John Dickerson on the Evolution of The Arc of Indiana

“The Arc name is an interesting story in itself,” says John Dickerson of the history of The Arc. It was in the late ‘40s when parents across the country started organizing to discuss opportunities for their children. The first Indiana state association formed in 1956. Groups were called Parents and…

Title

John Dickerson on the Evolution of The Arc of Indiana

Subject

Advocacy
Disability Rights Movement
Family
The Arc of Indiana

Description

“The Arc name is an interesting story in itself,” says John Dickerson of the history of The Arc. It was in the late ‘40s when parents across the country started organizing to discuss opportunities for their children. The first Indiana state association formed in 1956. Groups were called Parents and Friends of Retarded Children. In the 1970s, there was a movement to get rid of the “R” word, but it didn’t catch on. Finally, in the early ‘80s the name changed to The Arc.

Creator

Indiana Disability History Project

Date

2017-02-22

Contributor

John Dickerson - Interviewee
Jennie Todd - Interviewer
Peggy Holtz - Videographer

Rights

Copyright © 2017 The Trustees of Indiana University

Format

video/mp4

Language

English

Type

Moving Image

Identifier

020-mi-01

Access Rights

Open to all users

Bibliographic Citation

"John Dickerson on the Evolution of The Arc of Indiana" YouTube video, 00:07:38, interview excerpt 020-mi-01 by the Indiana Disability History Project, posted by "Indiana Disability History" on February 22, 2017, https://youtu.be/uGS1NIYJ9M0

Spatial Coverage

Indiana

Temporal Coverage

1940s - 1980s
1940s - 1980s

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