ɐ fjˈuː jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ, hiː wʌzɐ fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌvðə bˈɔstən sˈɛntɚ fɔːɹ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt lˈɪvɪŋ, ðə mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts kˌoʊəlˈɪʃən ʌv sˈɪɾɪzənz wɪð dˌɪsɐbˈɪləɾiz, ænd ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən kˌoʊəlˈɪʃən ʌv sˈɪɾɪzənz wɪð dˌɪsɐbˈɪləɾiz.
A few years later, he was a founder of the Boston Center for Independent Living, the Massachusetts Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities, and of the American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities.