--- title: "4 Simi Linton Quotes - Famous Writer" description: "American writer... | Simi Linton is an American arts consultant, author, filmmaker, and activist. Her work focuses on Disability Arts, disability studie..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-simi-linton-73014.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Simi Linton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-simi-linton-73014.jpg) # Simi Linton (1947) Writer **4** quotes in **45** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Simi Linton is a writer. ## Quick Facts About Simi Linton Born July 29, 1947 Profession Writer ## About Simi Linton American writer... \| Simi Linton is an American arts consultant, author, filmmaker, and activist. Her work focuses on Disability Arts, disability studies, and ways that disability rights and disability justice perspectives can be brought to bear on the arts. ## Quotes by Simi Linton > [I'm a child of the '60s, I came of age then. I went to a couple of demonstrations, and then in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simi-linton/i-m-a-child-of-the-60s-i-came-of-age-then-i-went-to-a-couple-of/) Simi Linton [Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/035/simi-linton-73014_age_i-m-a-child-of-the-60s-i-came-of-age-the_852388.jpg) > [I was hitchhiking to Washington to an anti-war demonstration in 1971, and I was in an accident, and that's how I became…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simi-linton/i-was-hitchhiking-to-washington-to-an-anti-war-demonstration-in-1971/) Simi Linton [Accidents](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accidents/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fa/simi-linton-73014_accidents_i-was-hitchhiking-to-washington-to-an-an_1182890.jpg) > [Transportation is an essential part of our lives, and in New York City where driving is not a viable option most of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simi-linton/transportation-is-an-essential-part-of-our-lives-and-in-new-york-city/) Simi Linton [Cities](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cities/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d6/simi-linton-73014_cities_transportation-is-an-essential-part-of-o_1407851.jpg) > [Taxicabs might seem like a luxury item, and given the profound needs of so many disabled people in New York, why would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simi-linton/taxicabs-might-seem-like-a-luxury-item-and-given-the-profound-needs/) Simi Linton [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af5/simi-linton-73014_bother_taxicabs-might-seem-like-a-luxury-item-a_2446974.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simi-linton/#itemlist", "name": "Simi Linton Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm a child of the '60s, I came of age then. 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