death_date name birth_date article_title birth_name occupation
14 march 1995 ed roberts 23 january 1939 ed roberts -lrb- activist -rrb-
 edward verne roberts disability rights activist
ed roberts -lrb- activist -rrb-

edward verne roberts -lrb- january 23 , 1939 -- march 14 , 1995 -rrb- was an american activist .
he was the first student with severe disabilities to attend the university of california , berkeley .
he was a pioneering leader of the disability rights movement .
