From the Oakland Tribune:

An 86,000-square-foot disability center is scheduled to open next spring in Berkeley, California, with universal access via mass transit.

The idea behind the campus — a first of its kind in the world — is to allow disabled people to get off a BART train and get as many services as possible in one place. Organizations will provide housing services, disability benefits assistance, parenting support, health and fitness support services, job training and development and educational services.

It is expected to serve roughly 30,000 people annually in the Bay Area, center officials said.

The Ed Roberts Campus is named for the pioneering advocate who helped start the independent living movement in Berkeley and paved the way for disabled student services at UC Berkeley.

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