The Disability Rights Movement : From Charity to Confrontation / Doris Zames Fleischer and Frieda Zames. by Fleischer, Doris Zames, Zames, Frieda, 1932-2005

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Law and the contradictions of the disability rights movement / Samuel R. Bagenstos. by Bagenstos, Samuel R.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The projects of the American disability rights movement -- Defining disability -- The role of accommodation in disability discrimination law -- Disability and safety risks -- Disability, life, death, and choice -- The limits of the antidiscrimination model -- Future directions in disability law.…”
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What we have done : an oral history of the disability rights movement / Fred Pelka. by Pelka, Fred, 1954-

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Defiant lives / a Defiant Lives production ; producers Liz Burke, Sarah Barton ; writer/director, Sarah Barton.

“…The rise of the disability rights movement…”
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Disability rights, benefits, and support services sourcebook : basic consumer health information about different types of disabilities, barriers faced by people with disabilities, disability-rights movement, American with Disabilities Act, right to education, housing, employment, supplemental security income, marketplace application, voting rights, access to medical care, and transportation, and offers guidance on benefits for adults and children, social security disability insurance, tax exemptions, coverage options, and compensation, and financial independence ; along with facts about rehabilitative and assistive technology and resources for additional help and information /...

Table of Contents: “…-- Illness and disability -- Disability types -- Impact of disability on society -- Disability inclusion -- Disability and health information for people with disabilities -- Disability and health information for women with disabilities -- Disability and health information for family caregivers -- Disability and healthy living -- Disability history : the disability-rights movement -- Disability-rights laws -- Mobility access to medical care -- Laws to protect from discrimination -- Right to education -- Housing rights for people with disabilities -- Employment rights -- Right to vote -- Drug addiction and federal disability rights laws -- Benefits for people with disabilities -- Benefits for children with disabilities -- Supplemental Security Income -- Social Security Disability Insurance benefits -- Tax benefits and credits -- The Marketplace application and disabilities -- Insurance for people with disabilities -- Disability compensation for veterans -- Housing support for people with disabilities -- Finding meaningful employment -- Rehabilitative and assistive technology -- Transport facilities for people with disabilities -- Organizations that provide services for people with disabilities.…”
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Disability rights, benefits, and support services sourcebook / [edited by] Angela L. Williams.

Table of Contents: “…Disability history : the disability-rights movement --…”
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Diversity in leadership : Australian women, past and present / Joy Damousi, Kim Rubenstein, Mary Tomsic, editors.

Table of Contents: “…'Part of the human condition': Women in the Australian disability rights movement /…”
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Disability and social movements : learning from Australian experiences / Rachel Carling-Jenkins. by Carling-Jenkins, Rachel

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Preface; 1 Positioning Disability in Australia; 2 Philosophy and Disability; 3 Theory and Disability; 4 Disability in Australian History; 5 New Social Movements from which Disability can Learn; 6 The Australian Disability Rights Movement(s); 7 In Reflection; References; Index.…”
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Seeking to Understand A Journey into Disability Studies and Libraries. by Brown, Robin

Table of Contents: “…Introduction I / Robin Brown -- Introduction II / Scott Sheidlower -- Defining Terms -- A Deeper Dive into Disability Studies -- Disability Rights Movement -- Work and Disability -- Work, Passing, Stigma, and Invisibility (Discussion) -- Disabilities and Queer Studies -- Feminism and Disability -- Race, Disability Studies, and Intersectionality -- How Does This Impact Our Patrons? …”
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Inclusive University Built Environments The Impact of Approved Document M for Architects, Designers, and Engineers / by Itab Shuayb. by Shuayb, Itab

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Literature Review: Disability rights movement and legislation’s impact on educational programmes and its architectural buildings -- Emergence of design standards and Inclusive Design -- Investigating the impact of Disability legislation on university buildings -- University Of Kent Case Study Findings -- The impact of legislation on University buildings: Inclusive design case studies proposals -- Barriers to inclusive design: Discussion of Findings -- Conclusion: University inclusive environment as a future vision.…”
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Why I burned my book and other essays on disability / Paul K. Longmore. by Longmore, Paul K.

Table of Contents: “…The resistance : the disability rights movement and assisted suicide -- 10. Medical decision making and people with disabilities : a clash of cultures -- 11. …”
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Interrogating disability in India : theory and practice / Nandini Ghosh, editor.

Table of Contents: “…Jagdish Chander: Disability Rights Movement in India: Emerging Trends, Issues and Methods of Advocacy -- Chapter 11. …”
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Disability and Identity : Negotiating Self in a Changing Society. by Darling, Rosalyn Benjamin

Table of Contents: “…""Table 7.4 Characteristics of Each Orientation for Four Variables""""Table 8.1 Bivariate Relationships Between Age and QDIO Items and Nonscale Items""; ""Table 8.2 Means of Disability Factors by Age Categories""; ""Table 8.3 OLS Regressions for the Four Disability Factors""; ""Figure 9.1 Common Careers of Disability Orientation""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1-Introduction""; ""2-Stigma and Acceptance over Time""; ""3-Societal Views and Self-Conceptions""; ""4-Intersecting Identities Among Women and African Americans with Disabilities""; ""5-The Disability Rights Movement and Identity Politics""…”
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Finding a way / Graeme Innes. by Innes, Graeme

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Author biography -- Title page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Early years -- 2 Mountjoy -- 3 North Rocks -- 4 Ashfield Boys High School -- 5 Social life -- 6 Sydney University -- 7 Finding work -- 8 The disability rights movement -- 9 Cricket -- 10 The bowlo -- 11 Going west -- 12 If at first you don't succeed ... -- 13 A London wedding -- 14 Landmark legislation -- 15 Qantas flies me to Sydney -- 16 Tribunals and babies -- 17 The proof is in the pudding -- 18 Deputy commissioner -- 19 Parenting -- 20 Commissioner -- 21 Human rights -- 22 Race discrimination -- 23 The Disability Rights Convention -- 24 Transport -- 25 Equal access -- 26 Jobs -- 27 Arts and culture -- 28 Powerful stories -- 29 National Disability Insurance Scheme -- 30 Twenty years of the DDA -- 31 Reflections -- Acknowledgements -- Imprint Page -- Back page.…”
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Human Rights and Disability Advocacy / edited by Maya Sabatello and Marianne Schulze.

Table of Contents: “…McCallum, AO -- A short history of the international disability rights movement / Maya Sabatello -- Our lives, our voices : people with intellectual disabilities and their families / Anna MacQuarrie and Connie Laurin-Bowie -- Living in the community, access to justice : having the right makes all the difference / Tirza Leibowitz -- Inclusion or choice? …”
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Adaptive sports medicine : a clinical guide / Arthur Jason De Luigi, editor.

Table of Contents: “…Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Contributors; Part I: Adaptive Sports Medicine: History, Technology and Biomechanics; 1: History of Adaptive and Disabled Rights within Society, Thus Creating the Fertile Soil to Grow, Adaptive Sports; History of Adaptive Sports and Disabled Rights Movement; Before It All: When Disability Was Criminal; Early Wars and the Advance of Disabled Rights; The Great Depression and Disabled Rights; WWII: German Atrocities and Post-­War Benefits for Disabled Veterans; 1960s: Women's Rights Movement, Civil Rights Movement, and Disabled Rights Movements…”
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Adaptive sports medicine : a clinical guide / Arthur Jason De Luigi, editor.

Table of Contents: “…Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Contributors; Part I: Adaptive Sports Medicine: History, Technology and Biomechanics; 1: History of Adaptive and Disabled Rights within Society, Thus Creating the Fertile Soil to Grow, Adaptive Sports; History of Adaptive Sports and Disabled Rights Movement; Before It All: When Disability Was Criminal; Early Wars and the Advance of Disabled Rights; The Great Depression and Disabled Rights; WWII: German Atrocities and Post-­War Benefits for Disabled Veterans; 1960s: Women's Rights Movement, Civil Rights Movement, and Disabled Rights Movements…”
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Communication disabilities sourcebook : basic consumer health information about different types of communication disorders and their impact on personal, social, and economic well-b...

Table of Contents: “…-- Employment options for people with a communication disorder -- Recovery models -- Speech-language pathologists -- Peer support and recovery -- Guiding principles of recovery -- Healthy lifestyle to support recovery -- Supported employment for people with a communication disorder -- Rehabilitation medicine -- Health and well-being -- Caregiving : tips for caring for a person with a communication disorder -- Technology and the future of treatment for a communication disorder -- Americans with disabilities act -- Rights of students with a disability -- Accommodations for employees with a disability -- Impact in the workplace -- Legal requirements to qualify for social security disability benefits -- Disability rights movement -- Neurodiversity movement -- Organizations that provide services for people with communication disorders.…”
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Disability and intersecting statuses / edited by Sharon N. Barnartt, Barbara M. Altman.

Table of Contents: “…Barnartt -- At the intersection of feminist and disability rights movements. From equality in difference to human diversity claims / Míriam Arenas Conejo -- Intersectionality and the disability : some conceptual and methodological challenges / Anthony Sommo, Jay Chaskes -- Unmet needs and quality of support for parents of transition-aged youth : differences by disability group, age, and household income / Lynda L. …”
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Mental disability and rehabilitation sourcebook / Angela L. Williams.

Table of Contents: “…Mental-health rehabilitation programs for veterans; Chapter 43. Disability rights movement; Chapter 44. Neurodiversity movement -- Part 5. …”
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