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Selected Bibliography on Disability Issues

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CONTENTS
About This Issue
Presidential Proclamation on the 16th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
U.S. Society and Laws Protect the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Securing Access for People with Disabilities: A Community Affair
Playgrounds Photo Gallery photo icon
Hiring People With Disabilities: Good For Business
American Indians and Disability: Montanaís AIDTAC Program
Building on the Progress
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Celebrating Contributions
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Disability and Ability
Bibliography
Internet Resources
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Albrecht, Gary L. et al., eds. Encyclopedia of Disability. 5 vols. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2006.

The Alliance for Technology Access. Computer Resources for People with Disabilities: A Guide to Assistive Technologies, Tools, and Resources for People of All Ages. 4th ed. rev. Alameda, CA: Hunter House, 2005.

Blanck, Peter D., ed. Disability Rights. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2005.
For other publications by Peter D. Blanck, see the Burton Blatt Institute Web site at http:www.bbi.syr.edu.

Bordwin, Martin G., Elizabeth Cardoso, and Tristen Star. "Computer Assistive Technology for People Who Have Disabilities: Computer Adaptations and Modifications." The Journal of Rehabilitation, vol. 70, no. 3 (July-Sept 2004): pp. 28-33.

Bowman, Cynthia Ann and Paul T. Jaeger, eds. A Guide to High School Success for Students with Disabilities. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2004.

Colker, Ruth. The Disability Pendulum: The First Decade of the Americans with Disabilities Act. New York: New York University, 2005.

Erickson, Elizabeth. "Outdoor Recreation Opportunities in the Southwest for People with Disabilities: Organizations, Programs, and Equipment." Palaestra, vol. 22, no. 1 (Winter 2006): pp. 29-32, 54, 60.

Furlong, Lisa. "Special Challenges: Students with Disabilities Find Co-op and Internship Opportunities." Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology, (Summer/Fall 2003): 13 pp.

Field, Marilyn J., Alan M. Jette, and Linda G. Martin. Workshop on Disability in America, a New Look: Summary and Papers: Based on a Workshop of the Committee on Disability in America: A New Look, Board on Health Sciences Policy. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2006.
Available in alternate formats and online at http://www.iom.edu/?id=33188.

Hopkins, Janet. "All Students Being Equal: Helping Your Special Needs Students Using These Resources." Technology & Learning, vol. 26, no. 10 (May 2006): pp. 26-28.

International Disability Rights: An Overview and Comparative Analysis of International and National Initiatives to Promote and Protect the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Washington, DC: Law Library of Congress, [2005].

Jaeger, Paul T. and Cynthia Ann Bowman. Understanding Disability: Inclusion, Access, Diversity, and Civil Rights. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005.

Jones, Nancy Lee. The Americans with Disabilities Act and Emergency Preparedness and Response. Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, Updated 21 July 2006.
http://ncseonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/06Jul/RS22254.pdf

Jones, Nancy Lee. The Americans with Disabilities Act: Supreme Court Decisions. Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, Updated 2 March 2006.
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL31401_20060302.pdf

King, Gillian A., Elizabeth G. Brown, and Linda K. Smith, eds. Resilience: Learning from People with Disabilities and the Turning Points in Their Lives. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2003.

Klein, Stanley D. and John D. Kemp, eds. Reflections from a Different Journey: What Adults with Disabilities Wish All Parents Knew. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004.

Kohler, Keith. "Visually Impaired Students Meet the Challenge." National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Features and News (22 October 2006): 3 pp.
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/9-12/features/F_Visually_Impaired_Meet_Challenge.html

McMahon, Brian T. and Linda R. Shaw, eds. Enabling Lives: Biographies of Six Prominent Americans with Disabilities. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2000.

Phillips. Adam. "Disability Services Help Others." VOA News (6 June 2006): 3 pp.
http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2006-06/2006-06-06-voa22.cfm

Ray, Lucinda and Kimberly Atwell. "The Web and Special Education." Computers in the Schools, vol. 21, no. 3-4 (March 2005): pp. 53-67.

Salend, Spencer J. "Using Technology to Teach and Individual Differences Related to Disabilities." Teaching Exceptional Children. vol. 38, no. 2 (November-December 2005): pp. 32-38.
Discusses Web sites, curriculum guides, films, books, magazines, streaming video, and other learning tools.

Samuels, Christina A. "Disability Less Likely to Hold Back Youths Following High School." Education Week, vol. 24, no. 44 (10 October 2005): pp. 1,19.

Santos, Ann. "ADA: 15 and Counting." PN/Paraplegia News, vol. 59, no. 7 (July 2005): pp. 20-22.

Steelman, Patricia, comp. Select Bibliography of Children's Books about the Disability Experience. [Chicago]: Schneider Family Book Award Committee, Revised April 2006.
http://www.ala.org/ala/awardsbucket/schneideraward/bibliography.htm

Stroman, Duane F. The Disability Rights Movement: From Deinstitutionalization to Self-Determination. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2003.

Sygall, Susan, and Michele Scheib, eds. Rights and Responsibilities: A Guide to National and International Disability-Related Laws for International Exchange Organizations and Participants. Eugene, OR: National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange, Mobility International USA, 2004.
Available in alternate formats and online at http://www.miusa.org/.

Turkington, Carol and Joseph Harries, eds. The Encyclopedia of Learning Disabilities. 2d ed. New York: Facts on File, 2006.

U.S. Bureau of the Census. Disability and American Families: 2000. Special Report. Washington: The Bureau, July 2005.
http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/censr-23.pdf

U.S. Department of Education. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitatitve Services. Disability Employment 101. rev. ed. Washington: June 2006.
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/products/employmentguide/index.html

U.S. Department of Justice. Civil Rights Division. Access for All: Five Years of Progress; A Report from the Department of Justice on Enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Washington: The Division, 11 October 2006.
http://www.ada.gov/5yearadarpt/fiveyearada.pdf

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