Ed Roberts once said, 'The only limits we have are the ones we place on ourselves.' In An Independent Man, Scot Danforth shares the manifold and crucial stories behind Roberts's personal growth. What influenced the Rolling Quads, and how did they become such a vital force in what developed into a disability rights revolution? This is an important and necessary book for anyone interested in human rights.--Stephen Kuusisto, author of Planet of the Blind An Independent Man explores the history of a seminal figure in the disability rights movement. In situating Ed Roberts in the politics and culture of 1970s Berkeley, Danforth offers an important window into the life and worldview of a disability rights pioneer and fills a long overdue gap.--Ari Ne'eman, cofounder of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network and Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management, Harvard University This essential book shows how Ed Roberts and his collaborators cocreated a movement and generated systems and structures of access that changed the world. Groundbreaking.--Susan Schweik, author of The Ugly Laws: Disability in Public