- Date:
- 2014-12-08
- Main contributors:
- Indiana Disability History Project
- Summary:
- Beverly Rackley's mother said, "You can take those papers and tear them up, or I will tear them up in front of you." In this video, Beverly shares stories of her mother's advocacy on her behalf during her childhood, and discusses how, over the years, Beverly has become a strong advocate for herself and others. Her mother had been repeatedly presented with papers by Riley Hospital, to sign over her young daughter’s care to Muscatatuck State School. She refused. When the seven year old needed to start school in Indianapolis in the late 1960s, she and her husband had to fight the school board to allow Beverly to ride the bus. Beverly was interviewed in Indianapolis on December 8, 2014.