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- Collection: Disability History - Fall 2023
Information series (Lowry Field, Colorado), no. 5-MS (September 1945): hospitalization, medical treatment and related benefitsBrochure regarding hospitalization, medical treatment, and related benefits for veterans. Covers hospitalization, out-patient treatment, prosthetics,…
Meeting Sunday's Deadline on Disabled Access
Wells Fargo will have to spend between $5 million and $10 million to meet the short-term provisions of the Americans With Disabilities Act,…
Coalition Sues S.F. Over Disability Act Compliance - Group calls Muni and 911 unacceptable
Woman in Wheel Chair Sues to Become TeacherJudith "Judy" Heumann first drew national attention with her fight to become a New York City teacher. She founded Disabled in Action and sued the New…
Speech by President John F. Kennedy to the Kennedy Foundation Mental Retardation GroupSpeech by President John F. Kennedy to the Kennedy Foundation Mental Retardation Group and given to Mary Hammerbacher (Manner) as a counselor at Camp…
The Psychology of Control
The Signing of the ADAThe temperature had soared into the mid-90s on the south lawn of the White House as nearly 3,000 invited advocates and supporters of the Americans…
CHAPTER 7. Access to Public Buildings by Physically Handicapped Persons [4450 - 4461]; GOV 4451.The California State Legislature, as outlined in Government Code Section 4451, mandates accessibility standards for public buildings and facilities,…
Remarks on Proposed Measures to Combat Mental Illness and Mental Retardation, 5 February 1963Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s Special Message to Congress on mental illness and mental retardation delivered from the White House…
Some Observations on Mental Defectiveness and Mental Retardation among ChildrenThe source discusses the "mental defectiveness" among children in the early 1900s