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Relative Invisibility Makes For Uphill Battle To Get Covid Vaccines For Americans With IDD
(District of Columbia: NewsHour Productions, 2021), 8 mins
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities like Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy and Autism often have underlying health conditions that make them more susceptible to COVID-19. Plus, many receive care in group living facilities, putting them at further risk. But despite the elevated risks for those with...
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(District of Columbia: NewsHour Productions, 2021), 8 mins
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People with intellectual and developmental disabilities like Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy and Autism often have underlying health conditions that make them more susceptible to COVID-19. Plus, many receive care in group living facilities, putting them at further risk. But despite the elevated risks for those with IDD, they face an uphill vaccination battle. William Brangham reports. General Audience
Field of Study
Health Policy
Content Type
Documentary, News story
Contributor
William Brangham, 1968-
Date Published / Released
2021
Publisher
NewsHour Productions
Speaker / Narrator
William Brangham, 1968-
Topic / Theme
Intellectual disabilities, Pandemics, Health, Early 21st Century United States (2001– )
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Copyright © 2021 NewsHour Productions LLC
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Being Heumann: An Unreprentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist
written by Kristen Joiner and Judith Ellen Heumann, 1947- (Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 2020), 234 page(s)
One of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her personal story of fighting for the right to receive an education, have a job, and just be human.A story of fighting to belong in a world that wasn’t built for all of us and of one woman’s activism—from the streets of Brooklyn and...
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written by Kristen Joiner and Judith Ellen Heumann, 1947- (Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 2020), 234 page(s)
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One of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her personal story of fighting for the right to receive an education, have a job, and just be human.A story of fighting to belong in a world that wasn’t built for all of us and of one woman’s activism—from the streets of Brooklyn and San Francisco to inside the halls of Washington—Being Heumann recounts Judy Heumann’s lifelong battle to achieve respect, acceptan...
One of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her personal story of fighting for the right to receive an education, have a job, and just be human.A story of fighting to belong in a world that wasn’t built for all of us and of one woman’s activism—from the streets of Brooklyn and San Francisco to inside the halls of Washington—Being Heumann recounts Judy Heumann’s lifelong battle to achieve respect, acceptance, and inclusion in society.Paralyzed from polio at eighteen months, Judy’s struggle for equality began early in life. From fighting to attend grade school after being described as a “fire hazard” to later winning a lawsuit against the New York City school system for denying her a teacher’s license because of her paralysis, Judy’s actions set a precedent that fundamentally improved rights for disabled people.As a young woman, Judy rolled her wheelchair through the doors of the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in San Francisco as a leader of the Section 504 Sit-In, the longest takeover of a governmental building in US history. Working with a community of over 150 disabled activists and allies, Judy successfully pressured the Carter administration to implement protections for disabled peoples’ rights, sparking a national movement and leading to the creation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.Candid, intimate, and irreverent, Judy Heumann’s memoir about resistance to exclusion invites readers to imagine and make real a world in which we all belong.
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Field of Study
Disability Studies
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Kristen Joiner, Judith Ellen Heumann, 1947-
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Beacon Press
Topic / Theme
Human rights
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 Judith Heumann. Reprinted with permission from Beacon Press, Boston, Massachusetts
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African Disability Rights Yearbook, Vol. 7 - 2019
edited by Nkatha Murungi, Serges Djoyou Kamga, Heléne Combrinck, Ilze Grobbelaar-du Plessis and Charles Ngwena (Pretoria, Gauteng: Pretoria University Law Press, 2019), 286 page(s)
The African Disability Rights Yearbook aims to advance disability scholarship. Coming in the wake of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, it is the first peer-reviewed journal to focus exclusively on disability as human rights on the African continent. It provides an annual for...
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edited by Nkatha Murungi, Serges Djoyou Kamga, Heléne Combrinck, Ilze Grobbelaar-du Plessis and Charles Ngwena (Pretoria, Gauteng: Pretoria University Law Press, 2019), 286 page(s)
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The African Disability Rights Yearbook aims to advance disability scholarship. Coming in the wake of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, it is the first peer-reviewed journal to focus exclusively on disability as human rights on the African continent. It provides an annual forum for scholarly analysis on issues pertaining to the human rights of persons with disabilities. It is also a source for country-based...
The African Disability Rights Yearbook aims to advance disability scholarship. Coming in the wake of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, it is the first peer-reviewed journal to focus exclusively on disability as human rights on the African continent. It provides an annual forum for scholarly analysis on issues pertaining to the human rights of persons with disabilities. It is also a source for country-based reprots as well as commentaries on recent developments in teh field of disability rights in the African region.
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Field of Study
Disability Studies
Content Type
Book
Contributor
Nkatha Murungi, Serges Djoyou Kamga, Heléne Combrinck, Ilze Grobbelaar-du Plessis, Charles Ngwena
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Pretoria University Law Press
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 Pretoria Univeristy Law Press (PULP)
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edited by Simon Jarrett, fl. 2012 and Jan Walmsley, fl. 1985; in Intellectual Disability In The Twentieth Century (Bristol, England: University of Bristol. Policy Press, 2019), 1-28
With contributions from distinguished authors in 14 countries across 5 continents, this book provides a unique transnational perspective on intellectual disability in the twentieth century. Each chapter outlines different policies and practices, and details real-life accounts from those living with intellectual di...
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edited by Simon Jarrett, fl. 2012 and Jan Walmsley, fl. 1985; in Intellectual Disability In The Twentieth Century (Bristol, England: University of Bristol. Policy Press, 2019), 1-28
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With contributions from distinguished authors in 14 countries across 5 continents, this book provides a unique transnational perspective on intellectual disability in the twentieth century. Each chapter outlines different policies and practices, and details real-life accounts from those living with intellectual disabilities to illustrate their impact of policies and practices on these people and their families.
Bringing together accounts of how...
With contributions from distinguished authors in 14 countries across 5 continents, this book provides a unique transnational perspective on intellectual disability in the twentieth century. Each chapter outlines different policies and practices, and details real-life accounts from those living with intellectual disabilities to illustrate their impact of policies and practices on these people and their families.
Bringing together accounts of how intellectual disability was viewed, managed and experienced in countries across the globe, the book examines the origins and nature of contemporary attitudes, policy and practice and sheds light on the challenges of implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCPRD).
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Field of Study
Disability Studies
Content Type
Front/back matter
Contributor
Simon Jarrett, fl. 2012, Jan Walmsley, fl. 1985
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
University of Bristol. Policy Press
Topic / Theme
Social policy, Government policy, Intellectual disabilities, Eugenics, Post-war Era (1945–1960), The Sixties (1960–1974), Late 20th Century (1975–2000), The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Depression & World War II (1929–1945)
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Copyright © 2019 Bristol University Press
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African Disability Rights Yearbook, Vol. 6 - 2018
edited by Nkatha Murungi, Serges Djoyou Kamga, Heléne Combrinck, Ilze Grobbelaar-du Plessis and Charles Ngwena (Pretoria, Gauteng: Pretoria University Law Press, 2018), 293 page(s)
The African Disability Rights Yearbook aims to advance disability scholarship. Coming in the wake of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, it is the first peer-reviewed journal to focus exclusively on disability as human rights on the African continent. It provides an annual for...
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edited by Nkatha Murungi, Serges Djoyou Kamga, Heléne Combrinck, Ilze Grobbelaar-du Plessis and Charles Ngwena (Pretoria, Gauteng: Pretoria University Law Press, 2018), 293 page(s)
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The African Disability Rights Yearbook aims to advance disability scholarship. Coming in the wake of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, it is the first peer-reviewed journal to focus exclusively on disability as human rights on the African continent. It provides an annual forum for scholarly analysis on issues pertaining to the human rights of persons with disabilities. It is also a source for country-based...
The African Disability Rights Yearbook aims to advance disability scholarship. Coming in the wake of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, it is the first peer-reviewed journal to focus exclusively on disability as human rights on the African continent. It provides an annual forum for scholarly analysis on issues pertaining to the human rights of persons with disabilities. It is also a source for country-based reprots as well as commentaries on recent developments in teh field of disability rights in the African region.
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Field of Study
Disability Studies
Content Type
Book
Contributor
Nkatha Murungi, Serges Djoyou Kamga, Heléne Combrinck, Ilze Grobbelaar-du Plessis, Charles Ngwena
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Pretoria University Law Press
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Copyright © 2018 Pretoria Univeristy Law Press (PULP)
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African Disability Rights Yearbook, Volume 1 - 2013
edited by Serges Djoyou Kamga, Heléne Combrinck, Ilze Grobbelaar-du Plessis and Charles Ngwena (Pretoria, Gauteng: Pretoria University Law Press, 2018), 395 page(s)
The African Disability Rights Yearbook breaks new ground in disability scholarship. Coming in the wake of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, it is the first peer-reviewed journal to focus exclusively on disability as human rights on the African continent. It provides an annua...
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edited by Serges Djoyou Kamga, Heléne Combrinck, Ilze Grobbelaar-du Plessis and Charles Ngwena (Pretoria, Gauteng: Pretoria University Law Press, 2018), 395 page(s)
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The African Disability Rights Yearbook breaks new ground in disability scholarship. Coming in the wake of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, it is the first peer-reviewed journal to focus exclusively on disability as human rights on the African continent. It provides an annual forum for scholarly analysis on issues pertaining to the human rights of persons with disabilities. It is also a source for country-b...
The African Disability Rights Yearbook breaks new ground in disability scholarship. Coming in the wake of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, it is the first peer-reviewed journal to focus exclusively on disability as human rights on the African continent. It provides an annual forum for scholarly analysis on issues pertaining to the human rights of persons with disabilities. It is also a source for country-based reports as well as commentaries on recent developments in the field of disability rights in the African region.
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Field of Study
Disability Studies
Content Type
Book
Contributor
Serges Djoyou Kamga, Heléne Combrinck, Ilze Grobbelaar-du Plessis, Charles Ngwena
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Pretoria University Law Press
Topic / Theme
Children
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Copyright © 2013 Pretoria Univeristy Law Press (PULP)
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Founder, He's On Wheels
produced by CandidCareer.com (Maryland (U.S.): CandidCareer.com, 2018), 3 mins
Justin is a motivational speaker and the founder of He's On Wheels, his personal advocacy website.
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produced by CandidCareer.com (Maryland (U.S.): CandidCareer.com, 2018), 3 mins
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Justin is a motivational speaker and the founder of He's On Wheels, his personal advocacy website.
Field of Study
Disability Studies
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
CandidCareer.com
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
CandidCareer.com
Speaker / Narrator
Justin Graves, fl. 2017
Person Discussed
Justin Graves, fl. 2017
Topic / Theme
Disabled persons, Equal rights advocates
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 CandidCareer.com LLC
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The Good Death
directed by Tomas Krupa, fl. 2012; produced by Tomas Krupa, fl. 2012 (Film Platform, 2018), 53 mins
Janette is terminally ill and wants to die in a dignified way. Muscular dystrophy, the illness that Janette suffers from, has affected her family for generations. Janette's mother was wheelchair bound for decades, a prisoner in her own body. Janette refuses to wait for death in unbearable pain and opts for physici...
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directed by Tomas Krupa, fl. 2012; produced by Tomas Krupa, fl. 2012 (Film Platform, 2018), 53 mins
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Janette is terminally ill and wants to die in a dignified way. Muscular dystrophy, the illness that Janette suffers from, has affected her family for generations. Janette's mother was wheelchair bound for decades, a prisoner in her own body. Janette refuses to wait for death in unbearable pain and opts for physician-assisted suicide. Before leaving on her last journey she has to explain her intention to her family members and close friends.
Field of Study
Disability Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tomas Krupa, fl. 2012
Author / Creator
Tomas Krupa, fl. 2012
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Film Platform
Topic / Theme
Physical disabilities, Death, Euthanasia
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 Film Platform
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Great Big Story, Feels on Wheels
produced by Great Big Story, in Great Big Story (Atlanta, GA: Cable News Network (CNN), 2018), 3 mins
One Halloween, Ryan Weimer’s then-3-year-old son wanted to dress up as a pirate. But his son, who has spinal muscular atrophy, is restricted to a wheelchair. So Ryan fashioned a homemade costume that incorporated the wheelchair as a pirate ship, and his son absolutely loved it. From that idea was born Magic Whee...
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produced by Great Big Story, in Great Big Story (Atlanta, GA: Cable News Network (CNN), 2018), 3 mins
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One Halloween, Ryan Weimer’s then-3-year-old son wanted to dress up as a pirate. But his son, who has spinal muscular atrophy, is restricted to a wheelchair. So Ryan fashioned a homemade costume that incorporated the wheelchair as a pirate ship, and his son absolutely loved it. From that idea was born Magic Wheelchair — a global non-profit organization that creates custom wheelchair costumes for kids. In addition to bringing joy to the costum...
One Halloween, Ryan Weimer’s then-3-year-old son wanted to dress up as a pirate. But his son, who has spinal muscular atrophy, is restricted to a wheelchair. So Ryan fashioned a homemade costume that incorporated the wheelchair as a pirate ship, and his son absolutely loved it. From that idea was born Magic Wheelchair — a global non-profit organization that creates custom wheelchair costumes for kids. In addition to bringing joy to the costumed kids and their families, Weimer says his designs can act as a “cure for the day” by liberating the kids from the stigma so often attached to wheelchairs.
This video is from the Human Condition collection of Great Big Stories.
This Great Big Story was made possible by Wells Fargo.
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Field of Study
Disability Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Great Big Story
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Cable News Network (CNN)
Series
Great Big Story
Topic / Theme
Early 21st Century United States (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 CNN Newsource Sales
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The Limits of My World
directed by Heather Cassano, fl. 2013; produced by Heather Cassano, fl. 2013, Cassano Visuals (Pottstown, PA: Music Video Distributors, 2019), 1 hour 10 mins
The Limits of My World follows a nonverbal young man's transition from the school system into adulthood. Brian has autism and faces the daily challenges of adjusting to his new life. Filmed from the intimate perspective of his older sister Heather, this documentary seeks to understand Brian's personality beneath h...
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directed by Heather Cassano, fl. 2013; produced by Heather Cassano, fl. 2013, Cassano Visuals (Pottstown, PA: Music Video Distributors, 2019), 1 hour 10 mins
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The Limits of My World follows a nonverbal young man's transition from the school system into adulthood. Brian has autism and faces the daily challenges of adjusting to his new life. Filmed from the intimate perspective of his older sister Heather, this documentary seeks to understand Brian's personality beneath his disability.
Field of Study
Disability Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Heather Cassano, fl. 2013, Brian Cassano, fl. 2018, Cassano Visuals
Author / Creator
Heather Cassano, fl. 2013
Date Published / Released
2018, 2019
Publisher
Music Video Distributors
Person Discussed
Brian Cassano, fl. 2018
Topic / Theme
Autism spectrum disorder
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 Cassano Visuals
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