Kudos to Mike Ervin and you.

• Author: Shpiner, Ruthanne
• Position: WE HEAR YOU - Letter to the editor

Big kudos for running the piece by Mike Ervin, "How Disability Activism Changed Our Lives," in the May issue. I have been involved with ADAPT Northern California for more than twenty years and am well aware of ADAPT's history and the important role Mike Ervin has played over the years.

I am particularly proud to be a long time supporter of The Progressive because you are one of the few media outfits (mainstream or progressive) that includes disability rights in its panoply of rights worth fighting for. The history of disability...