From Iron Lung to Icon: Honouring Ed Roberts with Professor Scot Danforth

Ed Roberts is often called the father of the independent living movement, but many people have never heard his story. This week, I’m joined by Professor Scot Danforth, author of An Independent Man, to explore Ed’s life, from contracting polio at fourteen and living in an iron lung, to becoming a key figure in disability rights. We talk about the moments that shaped his activism, the power of the Rolling Quads, the curb cut revolution, and why Ed’s ideas on independence and attitudes still matter today. If you want to understand where disability pride and modern disability culture began, this conversation is a meaningful place to start. Connect with ScotUniversity website: https://www.chapman.edu/our-faculty/scot-danforth.aspx Buy the book: www.booktopia.com.au/an-independent-man-scot-edward-danforth Connect with Peta HookeInstagram: @petahookeWebsite: www.icantstandpodcast.comEmail: [email protected] Episode Transcript:www.icantstandpodcast.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.