Sylvia Walker

Biography

Sylvia Walker (July 18, 1937 – February 6, 2004) was a disability rights activist and professor with the School of Education at Howard University. Born in New York City as a blind African American woman, Walker experienced ableism in her early education and worked to combat this discrimination in her professional career. Walker established the Howard University Centre for Disability and Socioeconomic Policy Studies, which is currently known as the Centre for the Study of Handicapped Children and Youth.

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