Marilyn Saviola | |
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Born | Marilyn Elizabeth Saviola July 13, 1945 Manhattan, New York, US |
Died | November 23, 2019 Brooklyn, New York, US | (aged 74)
Nationality | American |
Education | |
Occupation | Disability 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.