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Coleman: Board member, Westside Center for Independent Living, 1980s; state and national organizer for Americans Disabled for Attendant Programs Today [ADAPT], 1987-; founder and president of Not Dead Yet, 1996. Gill: University of Illinois at Chicago professor; founder and director of the Chicago Center for Disability Research, 1991-; executive officer, Society for Disability Studies, 1998-; writer on disability culture, identity, health, and ethics issues; board member, Westside Independent Living Center, Los Angeles.