Interview with Bridgette Suttle, October 09, 2018

Collection: Our Stories, Our Lives: Georgia Libraries for Accessible Statewide Services (GLASS) Oral History Project

Dublin Core

Subject

Blindness

Diabetes--Complications

African Americans with disabilities

People with visual disabilities--Services for

African Americans--History

Description

Bridgette Suttle was born in New Jersey, but she grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. She became legally blind as an adult due to complications from type 2 diabetes. Suttle describes managing her diabetes, having to have her foot amputated due diabetes, and becoming blind.

Creator

Bridgette Suttle

Stephanie Irvin

Date

2018-10-09

Identifier

RBRL451GLASS-006

Coverage

Georgia

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Location

Atlanta, Georgia

Duration

8 minutes

Repository

Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

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Citation

Bridgette Suttle and Stephanie Irvin, “Interview with Bridgette Suttle, October 09, 2018,” UGA Special Collections Libraries Oral Histories, accessed December 21, 2024, https://georgiaoralhistory.libs.uga.edu/RBRL451GLASS/RBRL451GLASS-006.