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Staff and residents at Daybreak adult family home for people with disabiities, Seattle, December 1984
In 1983, Washington state developed a program for people with certain disabilities to live more independently than they would in institutions. An individualized plan was developed for each person. Two people who benefited from this were Kristina Lasicka and Karolann Elliott, both aged 22 and both deaf and partially blind. With the help of two assistants who knew sign language,…
ID Number:2000.107.082.13.04
Date:1984
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Paul Koyne at a drill press making parts for Boeing at the United Cerebral Palsy machine shop, Seattle, October 1975
Sheltered workshops offer people with disabilities training opportunities and paid work. Starting around 1950, the Boeing Company began contracting with sheltered workshops to make some of its aircraft parts. These might range from simple clips to complex machine parts. Employees had 40-hour work weeks.In 1975, the United Cerebral Palsy Association ran one of the six workshops doing work for Boeing.…
ID Number:2000.107.082.13.05
Date:1975
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Sam Smith and Tim Hill unveiling "Make Life Accessible" campaign billboard, April 14, 1986
This image shows Seattle City Council president Sam Smith (right) with King County Executive Tim Hill at the unveiling of the Make Life Accessible campaign. Smith used a wheelchair beginning in 1985, after losing a leg to diabetes. The Make Life Accessible campaign was run by Seattle's Resource Center for the Handicapped, and aimed to help people with disabilities find…
ID Number:2000.107.082.13.06
Date:1986
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Woman in wheelchair entering a family planning clinic, Seattle, February 1980
Over the years, people with disabilities have found it difficult to access the range of help they need to live independently. The intersection of disability with sexuality and family planning was particularly challenging, as such needs of people with disabilities were often ignored. Seattle’s Family Planning and Disability Project tried to remedy this by reaching out directly to medical professionals,…
ID Number:2000.107.082.14.01
Date:1980
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Wheelchair user Mike Kovell using swinging doors, Seattle, July 1978
In 1978, the Washington State Human Rights Commission hosted a meeting of similar agencies from around the world. The conference, held in Seattle, included exhibits of barrier-free design and a tour of challenges to people with disabilities in the downtown area. State Commission inspector Mike Kovell, a Vietnam veteran who used a wheelchair, compiled the list and led attendees on…
ID Number:2000.107.082.14.02
Date:1978
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Mike Kovell demonstrating that curbs can be a barrier for people in wheelchairs, Seattle, July 1978
In 1978, the Washington State Human Rights Commission hosted a meeting of similar agencies from around the world. The conference, held in Seattle, included exhibits of barrier-free design and a tour of challenges to people with disabilities in the downtown area. State Commission inspector Mike Kovell, a Vietnam veteran who used a wheelchair, compiled the list and led attendees on…
ID Number:2000.107.082.14.03
Date:1978
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L. Jane Hastings, 1977
L. Jane Hastings (1928-2024) grew up in West Seattle and began studying architecture at the University of Washington in 1946, the only woman in a class of 200. In 1953, Hastings became the eighth woman licensed as an architect in Washington State and went on to become the principal of Washington’s oldest woman-owned architecture firm in 1959. Hastings was also…
ID Number:2000.107.084.32.01
Date:1977
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Randy Hayes in front of his mural "Pool" at Seattle Center, February 1985
A Mississippi native, artist Randy Hayes moved to Seattle in 1976. For the first few years, he operated a bookstore which included a small gallery for exhibiting photography. Hayes' own artwork uses photographs as both source material for paintings, and as a substrate to be painted upon. Around 1990, he developed a technique of painting on top of a grid…
ID Number:2000.107.085.13.02
Date:1985
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Frank Herbert, September 27, 1982
Tacoma-born author Frank Herbert (1920-1986) was an American science fiction writer best known for the novel "Dune" and its five sequels. Though he became famous for science fiction, he was also a newspaper journalist, photographer, short story writer, book reviewer, ecological consultant, and university lecturer. Herbert was a reporter for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from 1969 to 1972.
ID Number:2000.107.087.11.01
Date:1982
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Beverly and Frank Herbert at home, Port Townsend, September 11, 1979
In this image Tacoma-born author Frank Herbert (1920-1986) and his wife Beverly sit in the living room of their home. Mounted on the wall between the paintings (original works by John Schoenherr for a "Dune" calendar) is a control panel for the home's solar heating system. An avid alternative energy experimenter, Herbert created his own solar collector, wind plant, and…
ID Number:2000.107.087.11.02
Date:1979