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Richard Keith Pimentel (born c. 1948) is an American disability rights advocate, trainer, and speaker who was a strong advocate for the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. He developed training materials aimed to help employers integrate persons with disabilities into the workplace.
Dec 1, 2020 · PSU. News. Q&A with Richard Pimentel, disability rights pioneer who started advocacy journey at PSU. Pimentel discusses his time at PSU, 30 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act, pandemic challenges. by Summer AllenDecember 1st 2020Share.
Richard Pimentel, a key player in the fight for rights for people with disabilities, began his advocacy work in the 1970s when he was a student at Portland State. He was freshly back from Vietnam and disabled with hearing loss, a traumatic brain injury and Agent Orange poisoning.
Dr. Richard Pimentel is a nationally renowned expert on Disability Inclusion, Leadership and Attitude Change. As a disabled Vietnam Veteran, he is an exceptional communicator whose audiences praise his ability to combine information, humor, and storytelling into a powerful presentation that creates movement for meaningful change.
Plot. In 1947, in Portland, Oregon, infant Richard Pimentel is given up for adoption by his paranoid schizophrenic mother. She later reclaims her son from an orphanage, but his childhood with her as a single mother is turbulent, and he is largely cared for by his maternal grandmother and Chinese-American father, Dell Fong. When Dell dies in an ...
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Oct 19, 2007 · The Origins of the Americans with Disabilites Act. Every day people walk by something that is a direct result of Richard Pimentel's efforts: wheel chair ramps, parking spaces for the disabled...
Richard Pimentel, a Vietnam veteran and activist, is portrayed by Ron Livingston in this movie based on his life. He fights for the Americans with Disabilities Act and falls in love with Christine, played by Melissa George.
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