/tags/max-starkloff Max Starkloff en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Fri, 20 Mar 2015 19:01:41 GMT /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 /health-science-environment/2015-02-15/david-b-gray-scientist-sought-to-redefine-what-it-means-to-be-disabled David Gray, a scientist who relentlessly championed the right of people with disabilities to live independent, satisfying lives, has died.Mr. Gray, a… Sun, 15 Feb 2015 16:09:02 GMT /health-science-environment/2015-02-15/david-b-gray-scientist-sought-to-redefine-what-it-means-to-be-disabled Gloria S. Ross /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 /arts/2014-11-23/reflection-discovering-the-extraordinary-max-starkloff It takes a great character to make a good story. That’s what I was once told.But what makes a great character?My muses have always told me to find someone… Mon, 24 Nov 2014 03:48:50 GMT /arts/2014-11-23/reflection-discovering-the-extraordinary-max-starkloff /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 /government-politics-issues/2013-07-03/commentary-time-for-international-independence-for-people-with-disabilities This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: This week Americans celebrate independence. Yet nearly 20 percent of our own citizens – citizens with… Wed, 03 Jul 2013 20:53:46 GMT /government-politics-issues/2013-07-03/commentary-time-for-international-independence-for-people-with-disabilities Colleen Kelly Starkloff /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 /government-politics-issues/2011-06-08/mark-johnson-says-you-should-take-it-personally-about-disability-rights This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 8, 2011 - Mark Johnson's always been an advocate of civil rights, even if it means… Thu, 09 Jun 2011 01:46:57 GMT /government-politics-issues/2011-06-08/mark-johnson-says-you-should-take-it-personally-about-disability-rights Ray Carter