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

[Barbara Pierce]

I would always be happy to consider book reviews from readers who would be
interested in doing them. My experience has been that, when push comes to
shove, people are too busy to meet deadlines. I would be thrilled to have
this offer be the exception that proves the rule.

Barbara 

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From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cheryl
Fields
Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 2:21 PM
To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] FW: A U.S. History of People with Disabilities

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/
>
> 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
>
>
>
> 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

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