Charlie Carr (born 1953 in Everett, Massachusetts) is a disability rights activist who became disabled after a diving accident in 1968.[citation needed] He was institutionalized for seven years and then left Middlesex County Hospital in Waltham, MA upon the creation of the Boston Center for Independent Living in 1974.[1] He was an early member and went on to start:
- The Northeast Independent Living Program in Lawrence, MA in 1980 as the founder and CEO[2]
- The National Council on Independent Living in 1983[3]
- The Disability Policy Consortium in Massachusetts in 1996[4]
He was appointed Commissioner of the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission in 2007[5] by Gov. Deval Patrick, and served for eight years.
References
edit- ^ "Disability Rights Leaders". Regional Oral History Project. Bancroft Library UC Berkeley. September 2001. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ "Articles of Incorporation for The Northeast Independent Living Program, Inc". Secretary of State filings.
- ^ "Access Living History of IL". The History of the Independent Living Movement. Access Living, Inc. 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Our History — Disability Policy Consortium". History of the Disability Policy Consortium.
- ^ "Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission Annual Report 2007". Mass.gov/MRC. Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission.