Betty Williams in Pink Dress

Betty Williams in Pink Dress

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Self-Advocates of Indiana (SAI)

This photograph shows Betty Louise Williams (1959-2018) as a young girl, wearing a pink dress. Betty grew up in Richmond, Indiana in the 1960s and 70s. She became a leader in the self-advocacy movement, serving as president of both Self-Advocates of Indiana and the national organization, Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered. Barack Obama appointed her to the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities in 2014. In 2016 she received the Champion of Equal Opportunity Self-Advocacy award from the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities.

Betty Williams

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Indiana, Wayne County, Richmond