Charlie Carr of Boston, Massachusetts, speaks about acquiring his physical disability, living in an institution, and adopting a life of advocacy. Charlie was partially paralyzed in a diving accident in his late teens; he went on to found the first Independent Living Center on the East Coast of the US and currently serves as Commissioner of the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission. This is #6 out of more than 1000 interviews that "It’s Our Story" has collected in an effort to free the voices of the disability community. Visit us at www.itsourstory.org
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