List of disability rights activists

A disability-rights activist or disability-rights advocate is someone who works towards the equality of people with disabilities. Such a person is generally considered a member of the disability-rights movement and/or the independent-living movement.

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  • Corbett O'Toole – disability rights activist and author in Berkeley, California; established the National Disabled Women's Educational Equity Project
  • Mary Jane Owen – disability rights activist, philosopher, policy expert and writer who has lived and worked in Washington, D.C. since 1979

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  • Joni Ericson Tada – evangelical Christian author, radio host, and founder of Joni and Friends, an organization "accelerating Christian ministry in the disability community"[101]
  • Sunaura Taylor – artist, writer, and activist[102]
  • Jack Thorne – English screenwriter and playwright
  • Lauren Tuchman – first blind woman ordained as a rabbi and advocate for disability justice and inclusive Torah[103]

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  • Susanna van Tonder – Luxembourgish disability-rights activist, patient advocate and blogger with multiple sclerosis
  • George Veditz - former President of the National Association of the Deaf and advocate for the preservation of sign language
  • Lizzie Velásquez – author and public speaker on themes of self-esteem and bullying of young people with disabilities
  • Henry Viscardi Jr. – American disability-rights activist; advisor to eight US presidents on disability matters

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  • Frieda Zames – mathematics professor, writer and advocate for access to all aspects of public life, especially transportation; as an official of Disabled in Action, campaigned for wheelchair access on New York City buses, ferries and taxis and buildings like the Empire State Building; with her sister, Zames, wrote the book, The Disability Rights Movement: From Charity to Confrontation
  • Maysoon Zayid – Palestinian actress, comedian, and disability rights activist known for her Ted Talk, "I've Got 99 Problems...Palsy is Just One"
  • Hale Zukas – architectural and transportation barriers consultant, known for his pioneering work in Berkeley, California; lobbied for the creation and adoption of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

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