Interview Topics: 
  • Protest of Katz’s Deli
  • Protest of Austin Opera House
  • The ADAPT action checklist
  • Kafka’s mistake during Houston action
  • Early days of ADAPT and 6th street protests in Austin
  • Dairy Queen Protests
  • JT and Karen
  • United Cerebral Palsy’s relationship with ADAPT
  • JT getting out of the institution
  • Movie theater lawsuit and protests
  • People’s roles within ADAPT and using disabilities
  • Goals and demands of actions
  • Movie theaters: David Witty joins interview
  • Sparkman vs. Sharkman action
  • Complaint filed against Housing and Urban Development Department over accessible housing
  • Effects of new HUD regulations
  • ADAPT’s philosophies on attendant services and the Community-Based Alternative Waiver
  • ADAPT’s approach to state school activism
  • Attendant services and programs in Texas
  • Fighting the nursing home lobby in the ‘80s
  • Why ADAPT started focusing on attendant services and other early activist groups
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Interview Date: 
2018-07-13
Interview Location: 
Austin (Tex.)
Length: 
01:44:43
Transcription Date: 
2019-08-29
Transcription Note: 
Transcription drafted but not yet available
Identifier: 
20085442
Publisher: 
UT Arlington Libraries
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