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-- Americans with Disabilities Act and your rights at school and work2020., Adolescent, Rosen YA Call No: 342.7308 7 Available via Gale eBooks. Click here to access Series Title: Equal access: fighting for disability protections.Summary Note: Young people with disabilities often face challenges as they prepare for middle school, high school, and the workplace. This volume reassures youth with disabilities that they aren't alone and helps them understand, and use, their rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Includes detailed yet accessible explanations of the ADA and how it applies to them, and tips to help them obtain accommodations they need as students, employees, and members of the community.
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[2020]., Primary, Sourcebooks Explore Call No: 362.4 092 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Jennifer Keelan was determined to make a change--even if she was just a kid. She never thought her wheelchair could slow her down, but the way the world around her was built made it hard to do even simple things . . . Jennifer knew that everyone deserves a voice! Then the Americans with Disabilities Act, a law that would make public spaces much more accessible to people with disabilities, was proposed to Congress. And to make sure it passed, Jennifer went to the steps of the Capitol building in Washington DC to convince them. And, without her wheelchair, she climbed. All the way to the top!"--Provided by publisher.
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[2020]., Juvenile, Sourcebooks Explore Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Illustrated children's book that tells the story of Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins, a young girl confined to a wheelchair who, along with others, fought for the Americans With Disabilities Act. Includes additional information about the disabled community, a timeline, and a note from the author.
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2020., Sourcebooks, Incorporated Call No: 323.3 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Diagnosed with cerebral palsy at birth, Jennifer Keelan grew up battling--and overcoming--the limitations others set for her. From a lack of cutaway curbs and bus lifts to being denied enrollment at her neighborhood school, Jennifer was continually blocked from living the life she wanted. But after discovering the world of disability rights activism, she knew she had to use her voice to change things.
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[2020]., Juvenile, Sourcebooks Explore Call No: 323.3 7092 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Diagnosed with cerebral palsy at birth, Jennifer Keelan grew up battling-and overcoming-the limitations others set for her. From a lack of cutaway curbs and bus lifts to being denied enrollment at her neighborhood school, Jennifer was continually blocked from living the life she wanted. But after discovering the world of disability rights activism, she knew she had to use her voice to change things. When Jennifer was just eight years old, she participated in the Capitol Crawl. The deeply affecting image of Jennifer crawling up the steps of Capitol Hill went viral and helped pressure Congress into passing the Americans with Disabilities Act. A powerfully illustrated biography of Jennifer's life and a celebration of youth activism, All the Way to the Top will teach all children that they have the power to make a difference"--
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c1996., Juvenile, Scholastic Call No: 362.4 183 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Hello reader! Level 4Summary Note: True account of the training and early work experiences of the German shepherd which became the first seeing eye dog in America.
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[2014]., Syracuse University Call No: DVD 796 CHA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Changing Sports, Changing Lives tells the stories of people who have disabilities or impairments but who focus on their abilities. They identify themselves as athletes, and their determination has opened up opportunities they never dreamed possible.
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[2014]., Syracuse University Call No: DVD 796 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Changing Sports, Changing Lives tells the stories of people who have disabilities or impairments but who focus on their abilities. They identify themselves as athletes, and their determination has opened up opportunities they never dreamed possible.
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[2022]., William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: MEMOIR NF DIM Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A heartfelt and inspiring memoir and deaf culture anthem by Nyle DiMarco, actor, producer, two-time reality show winner, and cultural icon of the international deaf community.
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[2019]., Specialized, ABC-CLIO an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC Call No: 362.4 0973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to read this eBook Username onondaga Password student Series Title: Contemporary world issues.Summary Note: This volume offers a rare mix of interpretive chapters and primary sources that will be of value to anyone interested in learning about important disability-related issues from the perspective of disabled people themselves.
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[2019]., Adolescent, ReferencePoint Press Call No: 305.9 ROL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Discrimination in society.Summary Note: Explores discrimination based on disabilities, including what it entails, how it manifests, how widespread it is, how it affects people, and how to address the problem.
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By Hayes, Amy2017., Juvenile, PowerKids Press Call No: LS 323.3 Hay Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Series Title: Civic participation: working for civil rights.Summary Note: Explores the history of the disability rights movement in the United States and how people with disabilities have gained the rights to equal education and employment opportunities.
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[2020]., Adolescent, Delacorte Press Call No: HI-INT 305.9 DIS Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The seventeen eye-opening essays in Disability Visibility, all written by disabled people, offer keen insight into the complex and rich disability experience, examining life's ableism and inequality, its challenges and losses, and celebrating its wisdom, passion, and joy. The accounts in this collection ask readers to think about disabled people not as individuals who need to be 'fixed,' but as members of a community with its own history, culture, and movements. They offer diverse perspectives that speak to past, present, and future generations. It is essential reading for all"--From the publisher's web site.
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[2020]., Adolescent, Delacorte Press Call No: BIOGRAPHY NF DIS Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The seventeen . . . essays in [this book], all written by disabled people, offer . . . insight into the . . . disability experience, examining life's ableism and inequality, its challenges and losses, and celebrating its wisdom, passion, and joy"--Book Depository. .
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[2022]., Triumph Books Call No: MEMOIR NF SCH Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "When "Monster" Mike Schultz won snowboarding gold in Pyeongchang, South Korea, it was the culmination of a decade of reinvention, in every sense of the word. Ten years earlier he'd lain bleeding on the side of a mountain after a devastating snowmobile accident. Now he stood tall on the Paralympic podium, supported by a prosthetic knee and foot of his own creation. [This book] chronicles Schultz's improbable journey following a lifesaving amputation. From a place of debilitating pain and depression, he tapped into the same sense of adventure that had once taken him to the top of competitive snowmobile racing and followed it to the pinnacle of an entirely new sport: adaptive snowboarding. As he launched himself into the world of adaptive sports, Schultz's ambition was only tempered by his need for better equipment-prostheses that could withstand the vibrations of a motocross bike or the impact of rough terrain. His obsessive tinkering, without any formal engineering background, has presented yet another new path designing innovative prostheses for athletes and wounded military veterans. Inspiring and thrilling in equal measure, this is a singular story of uncommon strength, ingenuity, and seizing golden opportunities"--Provided by publisher.
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c2012., PBS : The Dust Bowl Film Project, LLC Call No: DVD Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Ken Burns documents the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, when a frenzied wheat boom on the southern Plains, followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s, nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation. Vivid interviews, dramatic photographs, and seldom-seen movie footage bring to life incredible stories of human suffering and perseverance. Includes bonus features.
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[2011]., PBS Distribution Call No: DVD Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Scientists are on the verge of answering one of the greatest questions in history: Are we alone? Finding Life Beyond Earth immerses audiences in the sights and sounds of alien worlds, while top astrobiologists explain how these places are changing how we think about the potential for life in our solar system.
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[2020]., One World Call No: B Lehrer Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Riva Lehrer, a disabled, queer artist, offers a memoir of her life that describes her disability and her work painting the portraits of other disabled artists, writers, and performers. Lehrer relates how the process caused her to comes to terms with her own body, sexuality, and normality.
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-- Legislation that protects youth with special needsc2004., Mason Crest Call No: 342.7308 Esh Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Youth with special needsSummary Note: Explains what it means for a child to have special needs, lists physical and mental disorders that quality as special needs, discusses the history of discrimination against children with special needs, and looks at laws designed to protect their rights.
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2023., Adolescent, Scribner Call No: B MAS Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Oksana Masters was born in Ukraine--in the shadow of Chernobyl--seemingly with the world against her. She was born with one kidney, a partial stomach, six toes on each foot, webbed fingers, no right bicep, and no thumbs. Her left leg was six inches shorter than her right, and she was missing both tibias. Relinquished to the orphanage system by birth parents daunted by the staggering cost of what would be their child's medical care, Oksana encountered numerous abuses, some horrifying. Salvation came at age seven when Gay Masters, an unmarried American professor who saw a photo of the little girl and became haunted by her eyes, waged a two-year war against stubborn adoption authorities to rescue Oksana from her circumstances. In America, Oksana endured years of operations that included a double leg amputation. Still, how could she hope to fit in when there were so many things making her different? As it turned out, she would do much more than fit in. Determined to prove herself and fueled by a drive to succeed that still smoldered from childhood, Oksana triumphed in not just one sport but four--winning against the world's best in elite rowing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, and road cycling competitions. Now considered one of the world's top athletes, she is the recipient of seventeen Paralympic medals, the most of any US athlete of the Winter Games, Paralympic or Olympic. This is Oksana's astonishing story of journeying through a series of dark tunnels--and how, with her mother's love, she finally found her way into the light. Her message to anyone who doesn't fit in: you can find a place where you excel--where you have worth"--Provided by the publisher.
