The Independent Living Movement:

The articles below may be of interest to you:
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More about the independent living movement:
[ The Movement for Independent Living, A Brief History - Maggie Shreve]
[ A People's History of the Independent Living Movement - Chava Willig Levy]

More about the movement at Berkeley, where it began:
[ "Declaring Independence in Berkeley" - Sonny Kleinfield, Psychology Today ]
[ History of UC Berkeley's Disabled Students' Program - UC Berkeley ]

More about Ed Roberts and his work:
[ "Ed Roberts, the Father of Independent Living" - a biography from ILUSA ]
[ "Ed Roberts and the World Institute on Disability" - ISRV Journal (PDF) ]
[ The Ed Roberts Campus - a university designed for disabled students ]

More about Post-Polio Syndrome:
[ Archives of "The Rehabilitation Gazette" - Post-Polio Health International ]