[Ohio-talk] FW: A U.S. History of People with Disabilities

[Cheryl Fields]

Hello all, Yes! this has me so excited! I love to read and discuss
books, I facillitate a discussion group at Cleveland Sight Center and
we have had some very interesting discussions, we have hosted some
local authors and gone in small groups to lectures by other writers.
Recently I took part in a city wide discussion, The New Jim Crow by
Michelle alexander, it was really enlightening. It would be a real
asset if the Buckeye Bulletin could have a book corner and some of us
take turns with reviews and reccomendations.
Thank you JW for this info and it is good to hear from you. Stay
healthy and happy.
Cheryl fields group

On 3/8/13, Smith, JW <smithj at ohio.edu> wrote:
> Colleagues, I plan on getting this book and perhaps some of you might be
> interested as well?
>
> Jw
>
> Dr. JW Smith
> Associate Professor
> Interim Associate Director for Undergraduate Studies
> School of Communication Studies
> 740-593-4838
> smithj at ohio.edu<mailto:smithj at ohio.edu>
>
> "Regarding the past, change what you can, and can what you can't."
>
> From: Purdy, Darrell
> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 4:38 PM
> To: Dagostino, Martin; Gut, Dianne; Fonseca, James; Hall-Jones, Jenny;
> Pesta, Jenny; Wadley, Joni; Jordan, Jennifer; Butcher, Joan; Smith, JW;
> Hawk, Lacey; Lininger, Leisha; Lonsinger, Linda; Mike Beaver; Blickle, Ruth;
> Baiye, Inya; Busch, Carey; Nelson, Marjorie; Haberkorn, Judi; Robin
> Brigante; Lewis, Carolyn; McCarthy, John; Stretton, Paige; Patterson,
> Stephen; Webb, Abagail; Planisek, Dick; Kremer, Greg; DeWert, Marjorie;
> Marty Dagostino; Hess, Michael; Noah Trembley; Reynolds, Sharon
> Cc: Myers, Laura; Wyatt, Harry
> Subject: A U.S. History of People with Disabilities
>
> In the 1990's while serving as Wyoming's  Tech Act Project Director I had
> the opportunity to work with a wise and well-travelled disability rights
> advocate for the State of Wyoming who served on  my Wyoming Tech Act
> Council.  His name was Willy,  he lived with significant mobility and speech
> disabilities that came into his life as a result of a biker accident.  And
> of the many valuable lessons Willy offered me there is one lesson that
> stands out among the others.  Willy regularly admonished me to always
> remember and never forget the history belonging to the people who have come
> before me who lived with disabilities.  And he challenged if not expected me
> to make sure those who would come into my life didn't forget and always
> remembered this history too.  He offered that the history..."our history"
> is what gives the context...the "why" of the work of inclusion and
> accessibility.   Without our history as a part of the context, he would
> argue, our work will not provide for the outcome we want and so desperately
> need.
> There is a book I came across recently from which I have attached an
> excerpt, "A Disability History of the United States".  The book was
> published in 2012 and I have found it to be both instructive and powerfully
> moving (was for me).  In honoring Willy's admonition would you review the
> attached excerpt and consider even purchasing the book so together we can
> apply its lessons in and through our work at Ohio University?
>
> Warmly,
>
>
> Darrell Purdy,  M.Ed
> Assistant Director for Employee Accommodation and Campus Accessibility
> Office for Institutional Equity
> An Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
> Ohio University
> 101 Harry B. Crewson House
> Athens, Ohio 45701
> (740) 593-1007
> purdyd at ohio.edu<mailto:purdyd at ohio.edu>
>
> http://www.ohio.edu/equity/
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> http://www.ohio.edu/policy/03-003.html
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>
> "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change
> the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
> Margaret Mead
> ----------
> "All Things Are  Possible...Nothing Has To Be!"
> Raymond Rood, Founder/Sr Consultant, The Genysys Group
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>
> The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA): Title I and Title V of the
> Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, protect qualified
> individuals from discrimination on the basis of disability in hiring,
> promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification,
> referral, and other aspects of employment. Disability discrimination
> includes not making reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental
> limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an
> applicant or employee, barring undue hardship.
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Peace