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From: Philip N. Moos <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: 26 June 1999 11:29
Subject: USA-L News, 06/26/99 No. 3
> Special Request ............................
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>
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> Justice For All
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> Contribute to the History of People with Disabilities.
>
> Please write to Laurie Block ([log in to unmask]) and Katherine Ott
> ([log in to unmask]) with your perspective on the history of people with
> disabilities. Katherine writes:
>
> "As a curator at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian
> Institution, I am interested in documenting and preserving the history of
> people with disabilities in the twentieth century. I would like you to
> share your knowledge and experience to help us develop our museum
> collections in this area. This questionnaire will provide important
> information.
>
> Thank you for taking the time to respond. Return to:
>
> Katherine Ott
> National Museum of American History, Room 5000
> Smithsonian Institution
> Washington, DC 20560-0627
> Email: [log in to unmask]
> Fax: 202/633-9290
>
> In your lifetime, what do you consider to be the two or three most
> important public events (at the regional or national level) related to the
> history of people with disabilities and why?
>
> In your lifetime, whom do you consider to be the two or three most
> important public figures (at the national or regional level) who have had
> an impact upon knowledge and understanding of people with disabilities and
> why?
>
> In your lifetime, what do you consider to be the most important
> technologies, objects, or products related to increased access, increased
> communication, or mobility for people with disabilities and why? List as
> many as you like. If you have personal experience with any of the things
> you list, we would like to know when you first encountered it and any
> information you may have about the inventor or developer, or you own use.
>
> What do you think have been the most counterproductive events, objects,
> orpersons related to the history of people with disabilities and why? (It
> is important to record and study set-backs and backlash, too).
>
> We are planning a small showcase exhibit about the ADA and its first
> decade.What do you believe have been the most important consequences of
its
> passage in 1990? What material, physical, or environmental changes do you
> believe have come about as a result of the ADA?
>
> Other comments or observations (especially about people, places, events,
> objects).
>
>
> --
> Fred Fay
> Chair, Justice For All
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> http://www.jfanow.org
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