Interview with Donna Mack (formerly Donna Anderson) conducted by Kristi Nedderman, March 7, 2014

Interview Topics:

• Childhood experiences with retinopathy prematurity and low vision
• Parents’ own experiences with disability and approach to raising Mack
• Experiences in public school and Arlington ISD (Independent School District)’s
Vision Program
• College years at the University of Texas at Arlington
• Disability accommodations and professors’ attitudes at UTA
• Advocacy at age sixteen for Handitran paratransit
• Fighting again for Handitran in the 1990s
• Evolving attitudes about having a disability
• Introduction to disability rights, disability community, and cross-disability work
• Service as chair of the Arlington Mayor’s Committee on People with Disabilities

Audio File:

Transcription:

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Interviewee:

Mack, Donna (biography)

Topic:

Sensory Disability, Public Health and Welfare, Advocacy, Educational Institutions

Keywords:

Accessibility, Accommodations, Low-Vision, Education, Disability culture, Disability rights, Local government, Handitran (Arlington, Tex.), Advocacy, Barbara Jordan Media Award, Who's Who Among Blind Texans Award, Assistive technology, Interview, Interviews, Oral history, Oral histories, Transcript, Transcripts

Persons:

Mack, Donna, Hayes, Jim

Places:

Arlington (Tex.), Pantego (Tex.)

Organizations:

University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington Independent School District (Tex.), Arlington (Tex.). Mayor's Committee on People with Disabilities, Donna Anderson Speaks, Movin' Mavs (University of Texas at Arlington), University of Texas at Arlington. Office for Students with Disabilities

Interview Date:

2014-03-07

Interview Location:

Pantego (Tex.)

Interviewer:

Nedderman, Kristi

Length:

01:52:20

Transcription Date:

2016-06-20

Collection:

Texas Disability History Project Oral Histories

Identifier:

20007320

Publisher:

UT Arlington Libraries

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Rights Holder:

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License:

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