Boston Center for Independent Living

The first independent living center to be established on the East Coast, BCIL was founded in 1974 to secure funding and provide support to enable people with significant disabilities to live independently in the community. In 1979, BCIL started a direct advocacy program for accessible transit issues and personal assistance services funding. The DRILM collection includes oral histories with founders and key activists.

Related items:

• Elmer Bartels
• Charles Carr
• Paul Corcoran
• Fred Fay
• Richard Gould
• Chris Palames
• Massachusetts
• Formative Years of Independent Living Programs and Philosophy, 1960s-1970s

Access other items in the collection by:

• Alphabetical listing of individuals and organizations
• Geographical location of individuals and organizations
• Organization name
• Research and study topics

| Search finding aids and texts in Online Archive of California |
| Regional Oral History Office Home | Oral Histories Online |
| Bancroft Home | General Information | Collections | Research Programs |
| Reference and Access Services | News, Events, Exhibitions, Publications |
| Friends of The Bancroft Library | Site Map | Search The Bancroft Library Website |
| UC Berkeley Library Home | Catalogs | Search the Library Website |

Copyright © 2004 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Document maintained on server: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ by The Bancroft Library.
Last updated 07/14/04. Server manager: contact