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The State of Disability in America
10/29/2007 | Requests *Summary
The publication is an evaluation of the disability experience in America by the Life Without Limits Project, formerly known as the Big Sky Project. The primer, an examination and consolidation of current and existing research on the overall state of affairs for individuals with disabilities, includes chapters on disability rights, healthcare, education, employment, housing, and organizing for change. It also includes personal stories and quotes from disability rights advocates and trail blazers.
Author
Baker, James; Mixner, David; Harris, Seth
Available Files
- Report PDF (775K, 68 pages)
Keywords
Home of Your Own; Disability Rights; Fulfilling Employment; Life Without Limits; Self-Determination; Independent Living Movement; Evaluation of the Disability Experience
Topic
Developmental/Psychiatric Disabilities, Physical Disabilities
Type/Tool
Reports
Source
UCP National
State
All States/Territories
Date Created
01/29/2008
Contact
UCP National
800-872-5827
800-872-5827
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Permission to use any element of this document should be obtained by the above named contact person. Always name the originator as the source of this material.
* Reflects requests since January 1, 2007
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