Resources
The following are some wonderful resources for both teachers and students. Some of the content may need to be made accessible for students at different levels.
Artiles, Alfredo J., Nancy Harris-Murri, and Dalia Rostenberg. "Inclusion as Social Justice: Critical Notes on Discourses, Assumptions, and the Road Ahead."Theory Into Practice45, no. 3 (2006): 260-268.
This text outlines the possibilities and pitfalls of moving forward with Inclusion in our school systems.
Davis, Leonard J. "Constructing Normalcy: The Bell Curve, the Novel, and the Invention of the Disabled Body in the Nineteenth Century." InDisability Studies, by Leonard J. Davis, 9-29. New York City: Routledge, 1997.
An excellent text on the history of "normalcy" and its relationship with the disability community.
"Disability Activist Ed Roberts on "60 Minutes" with Harry Reasoner," YouTube video, 13:47, posted by "Lawrence Carter-Long," January 23, 2013, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxidR5SZXxA
Ed Roberts on 60 Minutes talking about misconceptions of disability and his struggles pushing the independent living movement forward.
Ed Roberts Campus. www.edrobertscampus.org.
Videos and pictures that illustrate the universal design as well as the goal of the Ed Roberts Campus. There is also contact information for Dmitri Belser, the President of the Ed Roberts Campus on the site. Everyone I met at the campus was incredibly welcoming and willing to do what they could to support bringing their message of social justice and a push towards equality and independence to schools.
Fleischer, Doris Zames, and Frieda Zames.The Disability Rights Movement: From Charity to Confrontation.Philadephia, Pennsylvania: Temple University Press, 2011.
An excellent text for an overview of the history of disability rights. Excellent chapters on Ed Roberts and the Independent Living Movement as well as the road ahead for disability equality.
French, Sally. "Simulation Exercises in Disability Awareness Training: A Critique."Disability, Handicap & Society7, no. 3 (February 2007): 257-266.
A critique for those thinking about doing a disability simulation.
Longmore, Paul K.Why I Burned My Book: and Other Essays on Disability.Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2003.
A fantastic compilation of essays that outline the huge inequalities that have existed and still exist in the disabled community. There is also a fantastic essay outlining section 504 of the ADA and the sit-in that happened in San Francisco to prevent the government from rolling it back.
Shapiro, Joseph P.No Pity: People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement.New York: Times Books, 1993.
A must-read for those interested in disability rights. From Charity to Independent Living is an excellent chapter about Roberts and the Independent Living Movement.
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