Interview with Rachel Wallstrom : Disability at Stanford Oral History Project
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Rachel Wallstrom (2020 BS Mechanical Engineering; 2023 MS Mechanical Engineering) speaks about her experiences with disability while a student at Stanford. Wallstrom shares memories of her childhood in Los Alamos, New Mexico, and recalls how participating fully in sports became a challenge as her disability got worse. After her arrival at Stanford, she describes how an injury to her knee and a PWR course on disability studies helped her to see her health issues through a new lens. Wallstrom discusses her advocacy work around disability, including organizing a disability studies conference at Stanford in 2019 called “Meditations: Technology, Disability, and the Arts,” and her involvement with the efforts to establish a disability community center. Other topics include accommodations; intersectional identities; and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Description
| Type of resource | moving image, sound recording-nonmusical, text |
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| Extent | 2 video files; 2 audio files; 1 text file |
| Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
| Date created | September 29, 2020 - 2020-10-20 |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
| Interviewee | Wallstrom, Rachel | |
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| Creator | Wallstrom, Rachel | |
| Interviewer | Davis, Alison Carpenter | |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
| Subject | People with disabilities |
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| Subject | Stanford University. Ultimate Frisbee |
| Genre | Interview |
Bibliographic information
| Biographical Profile | Originally from a small town in the mountains of New Mexico, Rachel Wallstrom studied Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University and worked at Magical Bridge Foundation to foster community through the design of accessible parks and playgrounds. She was involved in activism on campus and focused her research on identity, injury and trauma, and queer theory. She also played on the Stanford Women’s Ultimate Frisbee team and worked as a peer counselor. A designer and engineer with a concentration in product realization and manufacturing, she currently works in the Stanford Product Realization Lab. |
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| Transcript |
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| Finding Aid | |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/tc462fr5308 |
| Location | SC0932 |
| Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Collection
Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program interviews, 1999-2022
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