Edward Verne Roberts (January 23, 1939 – March 14, 1995) was an American activist. He was the first wheelchair user … See more

Roberts contracted polio at the age of fourteen in 1953, two years before the Salk vaccine ended the epidemic. He spent eighteen months in hospitals and returned home paralyzed from the neck down except for two fing… See more

• 1984 MacArthur Fellows Program
• In 1995, the National Museum of American History accepted the gift of Roberts' wheelchair as part of its collections documenting the disabilities rights movement. … See more

• Independent Living
• List of disability rights activists See more

• Brown, Steven E. (2000). "Zona and Ed Roberts: Twentieth Century Pioneers" (PDF). Disability Studies Quarterly. 20 (1): 26–42. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
• Kent, D.; Quinlan, K.A. (1996). Extraordina… See more

• Ed Roberts Campus
• World Institute on Disability Founders Archived October 21, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Ed Roberts tribute from the Center for Independent Living at the Wayback Machine (archived April 19, 20… See more