 In 1996-2004, she served as editor and researcher with the Disability Rights and Independent Living Project of the Regional Oral History Office of the Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley.Her research has consisted mainly of written publications on various disability topics, specifically healthcare throughout the more recent years.In 2004, she became focused on health inequality for individuals with disabilities after a friend who used a wheelchair died from cancer after suffering from inadequate care, medical equipment, and lack of disability awareness from her medical provider.