By the end of the 1960's, a dozen students lived in the third-floor wing of Cowell Hospital. They found and hired people to do personal care (to be known as "attendants"), discovered a largely unused law which entitled disabled individuals money to pay for their personal care (now known as "In-Home Support Services"), and bought motorized wheelchairs. Registered nurse Eleanor Smith, (and later Edna Brean), served as liaison, assistant, and resource for students. Part-time orderlies helped with meals and back-up personal care.