Disability at Stanford
About the Project
The Disability at Stanford Oral History Project aims to document the personal histories of members of the Stanford community living with disabilities, pose questions about relationships between identity and disability, and shed light on the lived experience of disability at Stanford, including day-to-day experiences, academic learning and research, social and extracurricular activities, and workplace responsibilities. An additional goal is to chronicle the history of student activism and institutional efforts regarding disability at Stanford, including historical origins and key turning points; the aims, strategies, and outcomes of student groups; and the evolution of institutional offices and policies.
A combined effort of Stanford alums, the Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program, and the Stanford University Archives, the project was launched in the summer of 2020. Alison Carpenter Davis served as project coordinator. Interviews are ongoing and in processing. Additional interviews will be added to the archives during 2024.