Anthony Tusler and Evelyn Thorne
Recorded
September 20, 2014
Archived
September 20, 2014
40:43 minutes
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Id:
sfb002914
Description
Anthony Tusler (67) talks with Evelyn Thorne (25) about growing up as a person living with disabilities. Anthony describes his activism work, embracing a disability identity, and his advocacy position at Sonoma State. Anthony also talks about his photography projects, being a cultural competency consultant, and the importance of accessible substance abuse treatment for people living with disabilities.Subject Log / Time Code
AT describes the attitude growing up where it was up to the person living with disabilities to adapt to an ableist environment
AT talks about being the only visible kid living with disabilities in his school and how he pretended he didn't live with a disability
AT describes trying to avoid disabled people in high school and college
AT shares about how the mainstream views people living with disabilities
AT talks about the cost of being closeted
AT shares about going to an event at San Jose State and seeing a room full of people living with disabilities for the first time
AT describes getting hired at Sonoma State University through his disability activism work
AT talks about the birth of the disability rights movement in Berkeley, CA and the creation of The Center for Independent Living
AT shares the ways ableism is perpetuated
AT shares about his perspectives on life and some of his experiences of prejudice
AT talks about working in the area of disability culture through photography, lecture and consulting
AT describes about his work as a cultural competency consultant and his background in substance abuse treatment
Participants
- Anthony Tusler
- Evelyn Thorne