Marilyn Saviola

Marilyn Saviola
A newspaper photograph of a young white woman with dark hair in a top bun.
Marilyn Saviola, from a 1965 publication
Born
Marilyn Elizabeth Saviola

(1945-07-13)July 13, 1945
Manhattan, New York, US
DiedNovember 23, 2019(2019-11-23) (aged 74)
Brooklyn, New York, US
NationalityAmerican
Education
OccupationDisability rights activist

Marilyn E. Saviola (July 13, 1945 – November 23, 2019) was an American disability rights activist, executive director of the Center for the Independence of the Disabled in New York from 1983 to 1999, and vice president of Independence Care System after 2000. Saviola, a polio survivor from Manhattan, New York, is known nationally within the disability rights movement for her advocacy for people with disabilities and had accepted many awards and honors for her work.