/tags/colleen-kelly-starkloff Colleen Kelly Starkloff en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Tue, 04 Dec 2018 22:04:30 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-12-04/longtime-stlpr-political-reporter-disability-rights-advocate-remember-george-h-w-bush Before and after former President George H.W. Bush’s time as commander in chief, St. Louis was a favorite destination for him, with a number of his family… Tue, 04 Dec 2018 22:04:30 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-12-04/longtime-stlpr-political-reporter-disability-rights-advocate-remember-george-h-w-bush Lara Hamdan /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2015-09-30/this-is-a-civil-rights-movement-that-needs-to-have-its-due-25-years-after-the-ada It has been 25 years since the historic Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted by the U.S. Congress and St. Louis will join cities across the country… Wed, 30 Sep 2015 21:29:39 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2015-09-30/this-is-a-civil-rights-movement-that-needs-to-have-its-due-25-years-after-the-ada Kelly Moffitt /arts/2015-03-20/exhibit-to-feature-paintings-by-max-starkloff Max Starkloff was known for his work as a disability rights activist. But he also was a painter.Later this month, several of Starkloff's paintings will be… Fri, 20 Mar 2015 19:01:41 GMT /arts/2015-03-20/exhibit-to-feature-paintings-by-max-starkloff /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2015-01-16/remembering-a-giant-more-on-fridays-storycorps-about-max-starkloff Today’s edition of StoryCorps, which aired during “Morning Edition,” was a remembrance of Max Starkloff, a pioneer in the disability rights movement who… Fri, 16 Jan 2015 15:28:33 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2015-01-16/remembering-a-giant-more-on-fridays-storycorps-about-max-starkloff Alex Heuer /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-12-01/book-details-max-starkloffs-life-fight-for-disability-rights In 1959, at age 21, Max Starkloff broke his neck in a car accident, becoming a quadriplegic.“I think most people see disability as the worst thing that… Mon, 01 Dec 2014 19:28:41 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2014-12-01/book-details-max-starkloffs-life-fight-for-disability-rights /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2013-10-16/starkloff-disability-institute-works-to-overcome-obstacles-to-hiring-people-with-disabilities For Colleen Starkloff and her husband Max, advocating for people with disabilities has always been about helping them gain independence. When they founded… Wed, 16 Oct 2013 22:44:55 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2013-10-16/starkloff-disability-institute-works-to-overcome-obstacles-to-hiring-people-with-disabilities /economy-business/2013-07-26/reflection-design-can-aid-the-incapacitated-with-style-and-warmth This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 26, 2013 - We baby boomers have breathed the sweet air of invincibility so long that when… Fri, 26 Jul 2013 21:08:39 GMT /economy-business/2013-07-26/reflection-design-can-aid-the-incapacitated-with-style-and-warmth Robert W. Duffy /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2013-07-11/colleen-starkloff-continues-advocating-for-rights-for-people-with-disabilities Colleen Kelly Starkloff has been on the forefront of the disability rights movement ever since she met her late husband, Max Starkloff, in the nursing… Fri, 12 Jul 2013 01:32:57 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2013-07-11/colleen-starkloff-continues-advocating-for-rights-for-people-with-disabilities Mary Edwards, Alex Heuer, Don Marsh /health-science-environment/2012-10-10/starkloff-institute-fighting-a-world-that-says-you-shouldnt-be-here This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 10, 2012 - “You shouldn’t be here,” she said.The woman probably meant well. She saw a… Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:08:16 GMT /health-science-environment/2012-10-10/starkloff-institute-fighting-a-world-that-says-you-shouldnt-be-here Virginia Gilbert /health-science-environment/2011-07-25/decades-after-ada-became-law-disabled-people-are-still-fighting-for-full-inclusion This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 25, 2011 - During one especially cold morning in January of last year, a disabled man who uses a… Tue, 26 Jul 2011 02:37:11 GMT /health-science-environment/2011-07-25/decades-after-ada-became-law-disabled-people-are-still-fighting-for-full-inclusion Robert Joiner