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Accessible America: A History of Disability and Design
By Bess Williamson
DB 94027, BR 22552, Available as BARD download
A history of design in the United States that provides increased accessibility for those with physical, sensory, and cognitive disabilities. Also discusses the individuals and events that propelled the civil rights movement leading to the Architectural Barriers Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. 2019. Download Accessible America: A History of Disability and Design, DB 94027
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Americans with Disabilities Act
By Susan Dudley Gold
DB 73034, BR 19318, Available as BARD download
Discusses the Americans with Disabilities Act and profiles its proponents and opponents. Examines the impact of the 1990 law on public policy protecting the rights of individuals with disabilities in the fields of employment, housing, public facilities and transportation, and communications systems. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2011. Download Americans with Disabilities Act, DB 73034
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As the Twig Is Bent
By Kenneth Jernigan
DB 37264, BR 9348, Available as BARD download
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) presents essays from individuals who discuss aspects of growing up blind. Overcoming others' misconceptions about blindness is the central theme among experiences such as being overprotected as children, deciding whether or not to use a cane, and seeking employment. Contributors range from a seven-year-old boy to the creator of the braille math code. Many stress the importance of NFB in their lives. 1992. Download As the Twig Is Bent, DB 37264
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Disability Awareness -- Do It Right! Your All-In-One How-To Guide: Tips, Techniques, And Handouts for A Successful Awareness Day
By Mary Johnson
DB 64616, BR 17395, Available as BARD download
The Ragged Edge Online community's guide to planning and presenting a disability awareness event. Explains the negative consequences of disability simulations and suggests alternative activities that promote the concept of "ableism," as advocated by the disability rights movement. Includes a countdown calendar, a checklist, resources, and readings. 2006. Download Disability Awareness -- Do It Right!, DB 64616
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The Disability Rights Movement: From Charity to Confrontation
By Doris Zames Fleischer
DB 52812, Available as BARD download
Legislative history of the civil rights movement for individuals with disabilities in the United States. Discusses the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, various advocacy organizations, and the roles of technology and deinstitutionalization. 2001. Download The Disability Rights Movement: From Charity to Confrontation, DB 52812

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Enabling Acts: The Hidden Story of How the Americans with Disabilities Act Gave the Largest US Minority Its Rights
By Lennard J. Davis
DB 82272, Available as BARD download
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) serves as the model for disability-based laws around the world. Disability scholar Lennard J. Davis recounts the behind-the-scenes narrative of how the bipartisan bill came to be as well as discussing its long-reaching impacts. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2015. Download Enabling Acts: The Hidden Story of How the Americans with Disabilities Act Gave the Largest US Minority Its Rights, DB 82272

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The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money
By John Maynard Keynes
DB 16178, Available as BARD download
Outlines and explains the author's theory of economics, which has been of tremendous significance in the world economic situation. 1936. Download The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money, DB 16178

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I'd Rather Be Working: A Step-By-Step Guide to Financial Self-Support for People with Chronic Illness
By Gayle Backstrom
DB 61969, Available as BARD download
Author with fibromyalgia offers a guide to finding a job that can accommodate a chronic illness or disability. Discusses the Americans with Disabilities Act, government programs, education and training, assistive technology, and self-employment opportunities. Provides real-life examples and resources and includes exercises to assess abilities and limitations. 2002. Download I'd Rather Be Working: A Step-By-Step Guide to Financial Self-Support for People with Chronic Illness, DB 61969

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Interviewing
By Arlene S. Hirsch
DB 42769, Available as BARD download
Psychotherapist, career counselor, and outplace consultant Hirsch explains how to "remove some of the negative imagery from the interviewing process by developing better interview skills and attitudes." Her formula consists of getting to know yourself inside and out; researching employers most likely to want you; and presenting yourself as someone who can add value to the organization. 1994. Download Interviewing, DB 42769

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