Frederick A. Fay (12 September 1944 - August 20, 2011) was the first leader in the United States' disability rights movement. Through a combination of direct advocacy, grassroots organization among diverse communities of people with disabilities, building cross-disability coalitions between different disability organizations, and using technology to connect isolated disability constituencies, Fay works diligently to raise awareness and pass legislation promote civil and independent rights. life opportunities for people with disabilities across the United States. He won the Henry B. Betts Award 1997 for outstanding achievements in civil rights for Americans with disabilities. Fay was recognized for "all-out advocacy" for decades. He helped lead national efforts by disabled advocates to secure part of America's Disabilities Act of 1990.
Jonathan Young, chairman of the National Council for Disability, said, "Fred is one of the great early pioneers in disability advocacy... the depth and breadth of his knowledge and commitment is only surpassed by the life he lives and the legacy he left behind."
Frederick Allan Fay, Ph.D., born on September 12, 1944, and raised in Washington, DC. At the age of 16, he suffered a spinal cord injury, and started using a manual wheelchair for mobility. At the age of 17, he launched his disability advocacy career by establishing "Door Opener", a counseling and information center.
Fay attended the University of Illinois, one of the first universities to be wheelchair accessible. A few years later, he was the founder of the Boston Center for Independent Living, the Disabled Peoples' Mass Coalition, and the Coalition of American Citizens with Disability.
Fay worked for many years at Tufts New England Medical Center, until syringomyelia made it impossible to sit up straight. Over the past quarter-century, Fay has worked from his home in Concord, Massachusetts. In the early years, he used a headset to talk and listen on the phone, plus a personal computer mounted near his motorbike. He has an electronic workstation hanging over the bed.
From there Fay launched the Justice for All forum that collects and distributes disability rights information to its vast network of friends and allies.
One of the sustained visionaries of the rights movement with disabilities, Fay provides sustainable leadership to advocates of disability. He was recognized in the movement because of his unbearable enthusiasm and optimism.
Fay made a short video with another noteworthy privilege, Roland W. Sykes, founder of DIMENET. He also appeared in the 2011 Lives Worth Living documentary rights documentary .
Fay died on August 20, 2011, at his home in Concord.
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References
- Pelka, Fred (1997). Compliion ABC-CLIO to the Disability Rights Movement . Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, Inc. ISBNÃ, 0-87436-834-0.
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External links
- Disabled Rights and Self-Reliance Movement
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