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Blind Rehabilitation Canes for the blind Discrimination against people with disabilities Law and legislation People with disabilities Legal status, laws, etc People with disabilities Legal status, laws, etc United States People with disabilities Social conditions People with disabilities United States Social conditions People with visual disabilities United States VeteransBarry, Susan R.
Summary: "Doctors have been able to cure some forms of congenital blindness and deafness for decades. But this has created another problem: most people end up hating their new senses. To ask someone to adapt to a new sense is to ask them to reshape their entire world. Many simply cannot. Every waking minute, they are bombarded by meaningless sights or sounds. Some sink into a depression so great that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.4 BARSummary: A resource for people living with disabilities and those committed to empowering them, offering resources for success at work, in school, and in the community
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Reference, Call number: Reference 362.4 Mars 2021Davis, Lennard J.
Summary: "The first significant book on the history and impact of the ADA--the "eyes on the prize" moment for disability rights The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the widest-ranging piece of civil rights legislation ever passed in the history of the United States, and it has become the model for most civil rights laws around the world. The untold story behind the act is anything but a dry...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305 DAVMattlin, Ben
Summary: "An eye-opening portrait of the diverse disability community as it is today and how attitudes, activism, and representation have evolved since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.3 MATHoxie, Jim
Summary: "When Grandpa loses his sight, he attends a school for veterans who are visually impaired. There he regains his confidence for independent living. Grandpa shares these experiences and talks about educating children about the tall white cane."--Publisher
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020