Nobody Asked Me - Darcus Nims on Self-Advocacy

"What do they mean, us kind of people?" Darcus wanted to learn math skills. She wanted to learn how to type. Unfortunately, her teachers would tell her those skills were for "regular" people. When Darcus turned 18, no one asked her what she wanted to do, instead she was sent to a workshop. This was…

Title

Nobody Asked Me - Darcus Nims on Self-Advocacy

Subject

Self-Advocacy
Education
Sheltered Workshops

Description

"What do they mean, us kind of people?" Darcus wanted to learn math skills. She wanted to learn how to type. Unfortunately, her teachers would tell her those skills were for "regular" people. When Darcus turned 18, no one asked her what she wanted to do, instead she was sent to a workshop. This was the beginning of her advocacy work. Darcus was well known for her advocacy work in Indiana. She helped launch Self-Advocates of Indiana in the 1990s. .

Creator

Indiana Disability History Project

Publisher

Center for Health Equity at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community and Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities

Date

2006

Contributor

Darcus Nims - Interviewee
Jennie Todd - Interviewer
Peggy Holtz - Videographer / Editor

Rights

Copyright © 2018 The Trustees of Indiana University

Format

video/mp4

Language

English

Type

Oral History
Moving Image

Identifier

031-mi-01

Access Rights

Open to all users

Is Part Of

031-mi
031-do

Bibliographic Citation

"Darcus Nims - 'Nobody Asked Me'," YouTube video, 00:06:07, from an interview by the Indiana Disability History Project in 2006, posted by "Indiana Disability History" on December 14, 2018, https://youtu.be/AE2bULRuplA

Spatial Coverage

Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis

Temporal Coverage

1960-1970

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