Tony Coehlo oral history - July 12, 2022

Tony Coehlo oral history - July 12, 2022

Date of Interview

7-12-2022

Contributor

Engh, Michael [interviewer]

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Description

This oral history of Tony Coehlo, recorded on July 12, 2022, discusses his journey of struggling with undiagnosed epilepsy in his youth and overcoming the social stigma around his condition, involvement in student government, establishing the Coehlo Disability Center at Loyola University, and pursuing a career in politics to eventually coauthor the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. At the time of this interview, Tony was 80 years old. Tony is an alumnus of Loyola University and attended from 1960-1964, during which time he was Student Body President. Tony was originally from Doylestown, Pennsylvania and resided at 6 Trellis Path.

Notes

At the time of this interview, Father Michael Engh was the Chancellor of Loyola Marymount University.

Subject

Demoniac possession--Catholic Church--History; Epilepsy; Jesuits--Education; Legislators--United States; Loyola Law School (Loyola Marymount University); Loyola Marymount University--History; United States. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; Universities and colleges--United States--History

Keywords

Financial industry; Financial assistance; Fundraising; Housing; Loyola University; Mentorship; Perseverance; Personal growth; Politics; Social stigmas; Students with disabilities

Project

Inclusive History and Images Project

Geographic Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Language

eng

Source

Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University

Digital Identifier

LML_UA_IHIP_00173

Format

video/mp4

Format Extent

1 video; 00:46:17

Type Value

Moving Images

Transcription

To watch this oral history with closed captioning, click here to view the recording.

To view the transcript, use the link above and click the "Transcript" button below the audio player. The transcript will autoscroll with the recording. It was auto-generated via Echo360 and manually edited. For an accessible PDF, please submit a duplication request form.

Donor

Coehlo, Tony

Sponsor

Bill Hannon Foundation

Tony Coehlo oral history - July 12, 2022

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