Interview with Lawrence and Mary Odom conducted by Mike Wisbrock, May 6, 2018 | Texas Disability History Collection

Interview with Lawrence and Mary Odom conducted by Mike Wisbrock, May 6, 2018

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Interview with Lawrence and Mary Odom conducted by Mike Wisbrock, May 6, 2018

Interview Topics:

Biographical information
History of Advocates for Special People (ASP)
Changes in the organization
Future plans
Negotiations for living facility
Current needs
Helping Restore Ability
Scouting
On the Americans with Disabilities Act
Employment

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Interviewee:

Odom, Lawrence (biography)

Topic:

Advocacy, Service Organizations, Laws and Regulation, Private Life, Accessibility

Keywords:

Activists, Disability rights, Special education, Special Olympics, Wheelchairs, Advocacy groups, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)

Persons:

Odom, Lawrence, Odom, Mary, Provence, Sam L., Niedermayer, Vicki

Places:

Arlington (Tex.)

Organizations:

Advocates for Special People, Boy Scouts of America, Helping Restore Ability, Tarrant County College

Interview Date:

2018-05-06

Interview Location:

Arlington (Tex.)

Interviewer:

Wisbrock, Mike

Length:

00:39:35

Identifier:

20084900

Publisher:

UT Arlington Libraries

Rights:

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Rights Holder:

University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections

License:

Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)