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Don LorenceThis image expresses a disabled individual's daily life through a grocery store.
'Access America'-- Rights of physically disabledThe article discusses legal rights, legislative developments, and societal considerations pertaining to the rights and accommodations for people with…
Special Olympics Games 1968This image shows one of the 1968 "Chicago Special Olympics" Games held in Soldier Field. The 1968 Games brought around 1,000 athletes with…
How To Bring New Hope to the Mentally RetardedHow To Bring New Hope to the Mentally Retarded is one of the pamphlets given to the camp counselors at Camp Shriver in 1965 and one of many developed…
Ruling may force California cities to fix sidewalks for disabled
An Employer's Guide to the Americans With Disabilities ActThis paper explains the provisions of the 1990 Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) of the U.S. Enacted on July 27, 1990, ADA is a wide-ranging law…
Some Observations on Mental Defectiveness and Mental Retardation among ChildrenThe source discusses the "mental defectiveness" among children in the early 1900s
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…
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,…
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…