Career Background: Started at Idaho’s Protection and Advocacy system, later running the Boise Centers for Independent Living (LINC) and the Idaho State Independent Living Council for over 20 years.
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Kelly Buckland is a prominent American disability rights leader. He recently served as a Disability Advisor at the U.S. Department of Transportation. A power wheelchair user with quadriplegia, he previously served as the long-time Executive Director of the National Council on Independent Living (2009–2021) and has been a leading voice for disability rights since 1979.
Education: Holds a BA in Social Work from Boise State University (1978) and a master’s in Rehabilitation Counseling from Drake University (1988).
Accomplishments: Inducted into the National Spinal Cord Injury Hall of Fame (2007) and awarded the Hewlett-Packard Human Rights Leadership Award. Voted outstanding alumni at Boise State University, and outstanding alumni at Drake University.
Advocacy Focus: Dedicated to the “independent living philosophy,” advocating that people with disabilities should live independently and make their own choices.
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