How has the community participated in the design of the Ed Roberts Campus?
How will the Ed Roberts Campus benefit the Disability Movement?
How will the Ed Roberts Campus benefit the Disability Movement?
As a memorial to Ed Roberts and other pioneers, the Ed Roberts Campus embodies the values of the Independent Living Movement by creating a model site in terms of design, collaboration and integration into the community. Throughout the history of the independent Living Movement, there has been recognition of the importance of organizations and agencies working together in coalition. The development of the Ed Roberts Campus is consistent with, and is in fact a further realization, of this philosophy.
The Ed Roberts Campus will cluster a range of disability services in one location and provide convenient, easy access via public transportation. It will encourage collaboration among the partner organizations that will result in improvement of services and more effective service delivery. Ed Roberts Campus will nurture the interest of the organizations in sharing resources and providing mutual support, eliminating duplication and developing new, collaborative programs.
The Ed Roberts Campus will provide an improved and centralized resource for information and referral to related programs for people with disabilities. It will provide a comfortable and safe location for people to gather, patronize the cafe, explore the art and education exhibits and participate in community activities.
The Ed Roberts Campus will provide consolidated job listings, increased and improved training opportunities, incubator and self-employment assistance opportunities, and the possibility of combining part time jobs or working in more than one organization.