Harriet McBryde Johnson
Harriet McBryde Johnson went to schools for children with disabilities until age thirteen and to a cross-disability summer camp until age seventeen. She kept in contact with some of her friends from those times throughout her life. Having continued her education in regular schools, she became a lawyer in 1985. Her solo practice emphasizes benefits and civil rights claims for poor and working people with disabilities.
Ms. Johnson wrote for the New York Times Magazine and was a frequent contributor to the disability press. She was also the author of a memoir, Too Late to Die Young.
For more than twenty-five years, she has been active in the struggle for social justice, especially disability rights. She holds the world endurance record (fourteen years without interruption) for protesting the Jerry Lewis telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. She served the City of Charleston Democratic Party for eleven years, first as secretary and then as chair.
Harriet died in June 2008.
Why is This Project Important?, Part 29/29
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The Worries of Tomorrow, Part 28/29
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Managing Personal Resources, Part 27/29
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The Peter Singer Debate and Being Discovered, Part 26/29
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Becoming a Writer of Books, Part 25/29
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The Unseen Homeless, Part 24/29
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Privilege and Poverty, Part 23/29
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The Disability Experience: Natural vs. Acquired, Part 22/29
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Slave Heritage in Charleston, Part 21/29
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Kermit’s Strategy for Accessing Nursing Homes, Part 20/29
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Remembering Past Advocates, Part 19/29
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ALS Lawsuit for Independent Living, Part 18/29
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Some Justice for “Duty of Care”, Part 17/29
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Architectural History and Access, Part 16/29
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An Olympic Deal and Litigation for Accessibility, Part 15/29
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Religion and Disability in South Carolina, Part 14/29
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Family, Disability and Preparing for College, Part 13/29
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Angels in the Statehouse, Part 12/29
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The 504 Trainings in South Carolina, Part 11/29
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Questioning Authority in 1969, Part 10/29
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Evolving Cultures and Jerry’s Orphan’s, Part 9/29
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Understanding the Realities, Part 8/29
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An Institutional Story, Part 7/29
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An Olmstead Story from South Carolina , Part 6/29
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Finding the Movement in South Carolina, Part 5/29
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Early Memories of being “Different”, Part 4/29
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The Impact of Isolation on Self-Esteem, Part 3/29
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Memories of “Segregated” Schools and “Special” Camps, Part 2/29
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Discovering the Movement, Part 1/29
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