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Disability rights activist/actor to head ACLU's board of directors

By Jason Siegel

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Alantoy The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California elected the first disabled person as president of its board of directors.

Actor and activist Alan Toy takes over for Southwestern law professor Isabelle Gunning. Toy's advocated for disability rights as a member of the ACLU's national board of directors.

Within the Screen Actors Guild, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and as president of the Media Access Office in Hollywood, Toy worked to change from stereotypic depictions of people with disabilities in entertainment.

Others elected in the board of directors

  • Vice President: Los Angeles County public defender Shelan Joseph
  • Secretary: Hadsell & Stormer partner Anne Richardson
  • Treasurer: USC Law School's Post Conviction Project's Professor Carrie Hempel
  • Affirmative Action Officer: Paul Hasting's associate and LGBT rights activist James Gilliam Jr.
  • Rep. to ACLU National Board: USC constitutional law professor David Cruz

Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on January 25, 2008 (boomark / email).

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