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Disability Rights Activist Frieda Zames Dies

HeadlineJun 20, 2005

One of the leading disability rights activists, Frieda Zames, died last week at the age of 72. She was a past president of Disabled in Action of New York. At her death, she was a vice president of the organization. With her sister, Zames wrote the book “The Disability Rights Movement: From Charity to Confrontation.”

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