Suellen Jackson-Boner - Early Initiatives of the Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities
"At that time, supported employment was just beginning across this country" and the goal was "to show that this was very viable, that people with severe disabilities could actually work." Suellen Jackson-Boner, the Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities Executive Director for 35…
Title
Suellen Jackson-Boner - Early Initiatives of the Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities
Subject
Advocacy
Community Living
Disability Rights Movement
Employment
Indiana Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities
Description
"At that time, supported employment was just beginning across this country" and the goal was "to show that this was very viable, that people with severe disabilities could actually work." Suellen Jackson-Boner, the Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities Executive Director for 35 years until she retired in 2015, discusses several projects the Council was involved in over the years.
In addition to supported employment, the Council funded housing initiatives starting in the early 80’s. The Council staff organized people in Indiana too work towards the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. Count Us IN was a project centered on the right to accessible polling places for people with disabilities. The Council was an early supporter of promoting leadership among people with disabilities. Suellen states, “There are a lot things the Council was at the very forefront in helping to fund or get started and to get organized, which is really, I think exciting.”
In addition to supported employment, the Council funded housing initiatives starting in the early 80’s. The Council staff organized people in Indiana too work towards the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. Count Us IN was a project centered on the right to accessible polling places for people with disabilities. The Council was an early supporter of promoting leadership among people with disabilities. Suellen states, “There are a lot things the Council was at the very forefront in helping to fund or get started and to get organized, which is really, I think exciting.”
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
2015-12-06
Contributor
Sullen Jackson-Boner - interviewee
Jennie Todd - interviewer
Peggy Holtz - videographer/editor
Rights
Copyright © 2017 The Trustees of Indiana University
Relation
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Format
video/mp4
Language
English
Type
Moving Image
Identifier
044-mi-01
Access Rights
Open to all users
Is Part Of
044-mi
Bibliographic Citation
"Suellen Jackson-Boner - Early Initiatives of the Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities'" YouTube video, 00:07:08, interview excerpt 044-mi-01 by the Indiana Disability History Project, posted by "Indiana Disability History" on October 30, 2017, https://youtu.be/vpkR7dkrra8
Spatial Coverage
Indiana
Temporal Coverage
1970 - 2015
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