Disabled Rights explains how people with disabilities
have been treated from a social, legal, and political perspective
in the United States. With an objective and straightforward approach, Switzer
identifies the programs and laws that have been enacted in the past fifty
years and how they have affected the lives of people with disabilities.
She raises questions about congressional intent in passing the ADA, the
evolution and fragmentation of the disability rights movement, and the
current status of disabled people in the U.S. This is a compassionate and
powerful book that demands attention from anyone interested in the battle
for disability rights in the United States.
To learn more about the book and its author, please
visit
http://press.georgetown.edu/detail.html?&id=0878408983
Switzer has also included in the book appendices that provide readers with information on selected disability periodicals and media as well as a guide to nongovernmental disability organizations. Your organization appears in the appendices. As such, we have made a link to your website available for those interested in this book and disability issues in general as a helpful resource.
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2) Researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) are looking for adult volunteers for a study to help improve the support for adults with paralysis.
To do this, we need to hear from you about the support you receive. If youíd like to participate, we would ask you to complete a 20-minute survey. All the information you provide is completely confidential!
If you: (1) are 18 years of age or older
(2) can understand or read English
(3) are experiencing some form of paralysis
and would like to learn more about becoming a study
participant, please call:
Brenda Gosser, Project Manager, at
(toll-free) 1-866-317-8431
and leave your name and a phone number where you may
be reached,
or visit our website at www.supportandparalysis.org
Thank you very much!