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November 26, 2012

The Wilson Quarterly: Book Reviews: Disability and Democracy by …

In the introduction to their influential 2001 volume The New Disability History, editors Paul K. Longmore and Lauri Umansky rightly noted that American historians have largely overlooked disability in their narratives.

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The Wilson Quarterly: Book Reviews: Disability and Democracy by …

October 3, 2012

TCM’s "The Projected Image: A History of Disability in Film" Looks at "Johnny Belinda"

Turner Classic Movies presents “The Projected Image: A History of Disability in Film” October 2 and continuing every Tuesday throughout the month in partnership with Inclusion In The Arts.

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October 1, 2012

WCPSS supports disability awareness in October | Morning …

October is Disability History and Awareness Month in North Carolina. Join us in helping your children learn about and celebrate the accomplishments and potential of people with disabilities , including the more than 20,000 …

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July 29, 2012

Autistic Hoya: Disability History at the National Constitution Center

California recently passed a bill mandating that the history of the LGBTQ movement and the history of the disability rights movement be taught in public schools alongside the history of the African American and Black civil …

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TCM Honors Disability-Related Issues… – Forgotten Hollywood

Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten History clearly examines the topic of Disability in Film.

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TCM Honors Disability-Related Issues… – Forgotten Hollywood

July 26, 2012

Turner Classic Movies Showcases Films About Disability | ollibean

TCM to Examine Hollywood's Depiction of People with Disabilities in The Projected Image: A History of Disability in Film in October Lawrence Carter-Long Joins TCM's Robert Osborne for Historic Month-Long Film Exploration, …

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Turner Classic Movies Showcases Films About Disability | ollibean

July 25, 2012

Turner Classic Movies Showcases Films About Disability

TCM to Examine Hollywood's Depiction of People with Disabilities in The Projected Image: A History of Disability in Film in October Lawrence Carter-Long Joins TCM's Robert Osborne for Historic Month-Long Film Exploration, …

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July 7, 2012

Disability Law: Concannon on Mental Disability and the ADAAA

This Article examines the history of protections afforded individuals alleging mental disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the protections such individuals will receive under the ADA going forward …

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Disability Law: Concannon on Mental Disability and the ADAAA

June 24, 2012

Pettinicchio reviews Pelka, "An Oral History of the Disability Rights …

In 2004, freelance writer Fred Pelka received a Guggenheim Fellowship to support the research and writing of What WE Have Done: An Oral History of the Disability Rights Movement, recently published by the University of …

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June 20, 2012

Conference Abstract: 'Habilitating the retarded”: Why sheltered …

The New Disability History, which seeks to trace the changing meanings attached to impairments over time, has alerted us to the contingent and protean nature of disabilities , and exposed the fuzzy boundaries between …

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