Ric Edwards - Spending Time with Justin Dart
“He was very gracious, and he was definitely a character.” That is how Ric Edwards described Justin Dart. Ric shares a story about the first time he met Justin Dart. He says, “I didn’t know anything about him but by his reputation.” Ric found their time together entertaining. They shared a common…
Title
Ric Edwards - Spending Time with Justin Dart
Subject
Disability Rights Movement
Legislation
Description
“He was very gracious, and he was definitely a character.” That is how Ric Edwards described Justin Dart. Ric shares a story about the first time he met Justin Dart. He says, “I didn’t know anything about him but by his reputation.” Ric found their time together entertaining. They shared a common understanding that their work with the ADA would not only affect them, but it would affect generations to follow.
One thing Ric learned from Justin Dart is the importance of being at the table when policies are being made. Ric states, “In order for us to make a change, people with disabilities, not only do we have to have this act, but we also have to have the ability to communicate with those people and become those people that are making the changes and the decisions." Ric was interviewed at the 2009 Indiana Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities Conference in Indianapolis.
One thing Ric learned from Justin Dart is the importance of being at the table when policies are being made. Ric states, “In order for us to make a change, people with disabilities, not only do we have to have this act, but we also have to have the ability to communicate with those people and become those people that are making the changes and the decisions." Ric was interviewed at the 2009 Indiana Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities Conference in Indianapolis.
Creator
Indiana Disability History Project
Publisher
Center for Health Equity at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community and Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities
Contributor
Ric Edwards - interviewee
Jennie Todd - interviewer
Peggy Holtz - videographer/editor
Rights
Copyright © 2018 The Trustees of Indiana University
Format
video/mp4
Language
English
Type
Moving Image
Identifier
118-mi-01
Access Rights
Open to all users
Bibliographic Citation
"Ric Edwards - Spending Time with Justin Dart" YouTube video, 00:03:59, interview excerpt 118-mi-01 by the Indiana Disability History Project, posted by "Indiana Disability History" on September 12, 2018, https://youtu.be/-gzFMLVlXXM
Spatial Coverage
Indiana
Temporal Coverage
1980s
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