Legendary disability rights activist, Ken Stein, spoke at a Berkeley City Council meeting on the removal of the schools, the disability cultural ties, and the greed behind the administration trying to take over the site.

Stein explicitly explains that over a hundred years ago, in 1866, a legislative act committee provided Berkeley as the location.  This was believed to be ideal because it was the perfect fit for the Deaf and Blind students.  The Berkeley site is not in the heart of a large city, nor in the remote country.  Yet the social and economic advantages of a well-established community like Berkeley provided a perfect environment for the institution.

Stein passionately argued that the city council meeting’s propose is to discuss differing sides of the issue, yet he calls attention to many council members and state employees jumping to push the school site toward the ownership of the University.