Browse Items (40 total)

  • Collection: Disability History - Fall 2023

20001885.pdf
American Federation for the Physically Handicapped's President Paul Strachan outlines his proposals for an inter-departmental committee on selective job placement of the handicapped, and for a one-year pilot program in Pennsylvania leading to a…

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George Pepperdine College's newsletter, "On the Beam," discusses the Vocational Rehabilitation Program sponsored by the government and administered by the Veterans Administration. The program is aimed at helping veterans who meet specific criteria to…

Disabled_man_sues__San_Francisco_Chronicle_CA___December_19_2002__pD6.pdf
Is a researched account of a man who sued 139 wineries.

H.R.4210 - 99th Congress (1985-1986)_ A.... _ Congress.pdf
Title I: Amendments to the General Provisions
Title II: Amendments Related to Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Title III: Amendments Related to Research and Training
Title IV: Amendments Related to Services for Independent Living
Title V:…

uc1--b654773-5-1697674364.pdf
A U.S. Bill that recounts the Hearings before the Subcommittee on Public Health and Welfare. This piece mentions the topics discussed during these meetings and other bills coinciding with other Disability affects.

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A letter demanding the Board of Education to provide instructions for children with mental disabilities as formal education does not provide benefits. A mother is recommended to send her children to a state institution, however, the mother refuses…

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Poster advertising public employment services for disabled individuals.

A Helping Relationship; Federal Programs for Special Children-compressed.pdf
The article presents a discussion about the history of special education for the handicapped people in the United States. During the time of President Lyndon Johnson, education was given priority. Laws focusing on the education of handicapped people,…
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