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Disabilities - History
How were the disabled viewed and treated in past history? media type="custom" key="22756774"


 * Blau, Stacy. "[|Institute Charged in Fernald Radiation Experiment Lawsuit]." //The Tech //. MIT, 17 Oct. 1995. Web. 16 Apr. 2013. <[]>. Children with mental retardation used as guinea pigs.
 * [|Disabilities: Historical Notes on Treatments and Conditions]  A collection of notes from different sources.
 * "Leprosy." //World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras //. ABC-CLIO,  2013. Web. 16 Apr. 2013. Kept separate from the others in society as "unclean" and contagious

** Disabilities in Film & Literature **
Using film and literature as a starting point for developing a visual understanding of how the disabled, sick and insane were treated in different cultures and during different time periods. See El Cid (leper), Huntchback of Notre, Dame, Ben Hur...

[|Disability and the Media]-* media type="custom" key="22883880" The story of Christy Brown, who was born with cerebral palsy. He learned to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot. media type="custom" key="22757526" media type="custom" key="22758408"
 * My Left Foot**
 * The leper in //El Cid//**
 * Quasimodo in //The Huntchback of Notre Dame//**

Americans with Disabilities - Civil Rights Movement

 * Americans with Disabilities Act Primary Source Coelho, Tony. "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990." //Social Policy: Essential Primary Sources //. Ed. K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Adrienne Wilmoth Lerner. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 396-401. //U.S. History In Context //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. Web. 5 Apr. 2013.
 * Disability Rights Movement <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"Disability Rights Movement." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline;">UXL Encyclopedia of U.S. History //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. Sonia Benson, Daniel E. Brannen, Jr., and Rebecca Valentine. Vol. 2. Detroit: UXL, 2009. 444-446. //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline;">U.S. History In Context //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. Web. 22 Mar. 2013
 * Lives Worth Living Interactive Timeline -
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">"Lives Worth Living." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">Lives Worth Living Interactive Timeline //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. PBS, n.d. Web. 05 Apr. 2013.
 * //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">Lives Worth Living //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. Dir. Eric Neudel. Perf. Mary Louise Parker. //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">Independent Lens: Lives Worth Living //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. YouTube, 30 Aug. 2011. Web. 05 Apr. 2013.
 * Disability Rights Movement <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'sans serif'; line-height: 1.5;">"disability rights movement." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'sans serif'; line-height: 1.5; vertical-align: baseline;">American History //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'sans serif'; line-height: 1.5;">. ABC-CLIO, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #121917; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,'sans serif'; line-height: 1.5;"> 2013. Web. 5 Apr. 2013.

**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Famous People with Disabilities **
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 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">"[|Famous People With Vision Impairments Past and Present]." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">Famous Blind and Vision Impaired Persons //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. Disabled World, 20 Jan. 2008. Web. 14 Apr. 2013. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">[] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">A short biographical list of individuals throughout history who were challenged from birth or in their lifetime with blindness.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #333333; display: block; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Carson, Jerome and Wakely, Elizabeth. "[|A Curse And A Blessing]." History Today 63.2 (2013): 10. Advanced Placement Source. Web. 15 Apr. 2013. A look at the mental health challenges that Lincoln, Darwin, Nightingale and Churchill faced) [|http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aqh&AN=85465003&site=ehost-live] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">

Education & Activities
[|Disability Resources & Education] (University of Illinois) Blind/Vision Impairment [|Miracle League Let's Kids with Disabilities Play Ball] media type="custom" key="23222440" [|National Federation for the Blind Learning Resources] Deaf and Hard of Hearing [|Schooling Experince](Self-advocacy, parental involvement, and a supportive school district create a winning team for kids with hearing loss) Gallaudet University: [] media type="custom" key="22873252" <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">"Technology Helps Deaf Students at Gallaudet University." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">VOA //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2013. []

Disabilities Organizations
Search for a direct link to the organization and search for training, careers and support services for the disabled individual, their family and/or community. Outreach to a community to build understanding and respect for the individual who happens to have a disability is critical to helping build connections and opportunities in the community. [|American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)] [|The Arc of the US] [|Best Buddies] [|Easter Seals] [|Goodwill Industries] -[|Specialized Services for People with Disabilities] Goodwill Industries International provides training, placement and retention services to support employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. [|National Council on Independent Living] [|National Association of the Deaf (NAD)] [|National Federation of the Blind] [|Special Olympics]

Mental Health Organizations
These organizations provide services and training for the individual and in many cases training for the community and families. [|Alfred Low Self Help Organization (Recovery INC)] (Offers free support groups at meetings or online) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">C4 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Community Behavioral Healthcare Association <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Heartland Alliance <span style="background-color: #faeeec; color: #399298; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">National Alliance for Mental Illness <span style="background-color: #faeeec; color: #399298; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">NAMI of Greater Chicago <span style="background-color: #faeeec; color: #399298; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">NAMI of Illinois (trainin for the families and support groups for the individual---FAMILY 2 FAMILY is a training session for families to help them cope) <span style="background-color: #faeeec; color: #399298; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">The National Council on Behavioral Healthcare <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">New Foundation Center <span style="background-color: #faeeec; color: #399298; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">[|Threshold] <span style="background-color: #faeeec; color: #399298; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">Trilogy <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5;">US Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association

Society's Perception and Treatment of Disabled
What do the disabled feel about their disability and how society perceives them and treats them.

[|Assault: Children with Disabilities Are More Likely to be Victims of Violence] (New York Times)

Disabilities & Housing
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">"Videos/U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Videos/U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2013. <http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/press/multimedia/videos>. [] A young woman shares her experience with discrimination on the basis of her disability.

Disabilities & Careers
Education sites and organizations list possible job training and opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Several "career"

Disabilities Awareness (by type)
**Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD and ADHD)** media type="youtube" key="VsiJgEG22no" width="560" height="315" toc

Autism Spectrum and Aspergers
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=<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 19px;"> Autistic Girl Expresses Unimaginable Intelligence = media type="custom" key="23108910"

Blindness
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 * [|Beyond the Light. Beyond the Light] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. Goulart Filmes, n.d. Web. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d736ZtvxVmg>. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">Individuals share what challenges they face with blindness in daily living. A Brazilian production translated into English.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">" <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Living with Vision Loss. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">" //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">- American Foundation for the Blind //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. America Foundation for the Blind, 2013. Web. 14 Apr. 2013. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">Glossary of eye conditions. []
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">[|Linked by Code: A Glimpse into the the National Braille Challenge] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">. NPR, 2008. Video.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">Video included in the NPR website article titled BlindAmbition: The Ultimate Braille Challenge by HEATHER MURPHY, July 04, 2008.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">"[|Famous People With Vision Impairments Past and Present]." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">Famous Blind and Vision Impaired Persons //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">. Disabled World, 20 Jan. 2008. Web. 14 Apr. 2013. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">[] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">A short biographical list of individuals throughout history who were challenged from birth or in their lifetime with blindness.

**Hearing Impaired (Deaf)** media type="custom" key="22745192"media type="custom" key="22745534"media type="custom" key="22745082" height="19"

**Physical Handicap**
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"[|Okitela Is Proof That People With Disabilities Can Excel]." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;">Africa News Service //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> 25 Aug. 2012. //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;">Opposing Viewpoints In Context //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. Web. 26 Apr. 2013.


 * Leprosy**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">"World Leprosy Day 2010." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">YouTube //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. YouTube, 21 Oct. 2009. Web. 24 Apr. 2013. <[]>.

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Mental Health
<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**Crisis Stabalization Units** (Florida-Backer Act) <span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Peterson, Lindsay. "An Act of Desperation." //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Tampa Tribune (Tampa, FL) //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">. 06 Apr 2003: n.p. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">SIRS Issues Researcher. //<span style="background-color: #f1f5f4; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> Web. 15 Apr 2013. [|Borderline Personality Disorder] [|Schizophrenia] (PDF) [|Schizophrenia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow] media type="custom" key="22828220"

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Teenage Mental Health - Darkness Visible - First Light." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">YouTube //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. A Living ArchiveProduction [UK Film Production], 19 July 2011. Web. 23 Apr. 2013. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TASDuzP6vW4>.

** Outlook and Future Potential **
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"[|Okitela Is Proof That People With Disabilities Can Excel]." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;">Africa News Service //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> 25 Aug. 2012. //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;">Opposing Viewpoints In Context //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. Web. 26 Apr. 2013.
 * Careers **

Disabilities (USA) Disability.gov (search for careers and services) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Silverman, Lauren. "Young Adults With Autism Can Thrive In High-Tech Jobs." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Shots: Health News from NPR //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. National Public Radio (NPR). WBEZ 91.5, Chicago, IL, 22 Apr. 2013. Radio. [] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">"The MINDS Foundation: Allieviating Suffering through a Grassroots Approach." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">The MINDS Foundation //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. Minds Foundation, n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2013. <[]/>.
 * All Disabilities**
 * Autism - Career Opportunities Future Outlook**
 * Mental Health (India) **