After an automobile accident left her with a brain injury, Gwin became a tireless advocate for the equal rights of people she termed "dislabled." Learn more from author James Odato more about the monumental impact and staunch dedication Gwin and other key disability rights activists and organizations had to the belief that disability rights was a critical part of the civil rights movement.
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2022 NYSA Research Residency Program Applications Now Available - Deadline January 15, 2022
"I've discovered here in the Archives a really rich resource of documents, photos, and correspondence that's helping me piece together the history [of my research topic]...I'm really grateful to the Hackman Residency Program and to the Archives for hosting me and supporting my research. It's really been a terrific experience." ~Nicholas Croggon, Hackman Residency Scholar
Come to the State Archives as a Hackman Research Resident! The Larry J. Hackman Research Residency Program supports advanced work on New York State history, government, or public policy using historical records in the State Archives. The onsite program is open to faculty and graduate students in the humanities and social, natural, and life sciences, public historians, and teachers. The program honors the New York State Archivist who managed the dramatic development of the State Archives between 1981 and 1995.
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