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Communication Barriers
This may require a polite request, such as, “Please speak to me instead of her.” Tell the doctor if a certain communication strategy works best for you....
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Selection of Methodology
repeated survey measurements method was chosen by which survey respondents would initially complete survey questions within eight research sections: SECTION #1 Geographic, demographic, and political...
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Community Access Center - Riverside, Desert Hot Springs, Menifee, Palm Desert, CA
mission of Community Access Center is to empower persons with disabilities to control their own lives, create an accessible community and advocate to achieve complete social, economic, and political...
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Chapter 4: Creating a Workable ADA: The Senate and the White House
His attentiveness to disability issues signaled a change in the political climate and made passage of the ADA seem more promising....
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Does the Voting Rights Act protect language minorities?
The idea behind the Voting Rights Act's minority language provisions is to remove language as a barrier to political participation, and to prevent voting discrimination against people who...
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The ADA on the Eve of the 1988 Election
The political climate was also changing in a way that would invite, rather than impede, future action. 47. Senator Edward M....
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1. Movies in American Culture
The Court emphasized that motion pictures “may affect public attitudes and behavior in a variety of ways, ranging from direct espousal of a political or social doctrine to the subtle shaping...
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Institute for Design and Disability (IDD) (Ireland)
There is also information on the projects which IDD has carried out, the awards achieved and details of the political campaigns being pursued in the interest of defending the right of people...
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Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley (ILCHV) - Troy and Hudson, NY
Independent living means participating in all aspects of the community including the social, recreational, and political portions....
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#CripTheVoteStories with Hamza Jaka
You know, for years before becoming a college student I had been involved in local politics just by nature of my disability advocacy and and I’ve always enjoyed meeting with political leaders...
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League of Human Dignity - Lincoln, Omaha, and Norfolk, NE
We work with people who have disabilities to promote independent living and ensure social, economic, and political equality....
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Summit Independent Living Center, Inc. - Missoula, Hamilton, Kalispell, Ronan, MT
their own affairs, Have a family life, Have choice in services, transportation, housing, education and employment, Participate fully in the social, economic and political...
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Other Issues Relating to Seat Assignments
You should explain politely and respectfully that under the law, you must seat him in (i) a bulkhead or (ii) an aisle seat in economy class on the side of the plane that would best accommodate...
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Accessible Icon Project
But its animus is a much more ambitious wish to see socio-political structures become materially, meaningfully inclusive: through grassroots work and official policy, by organized efforts...
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Library Card
basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political...
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Growth of the Disability Rights Movement
He earned not only his undergraduate degree, but also a masters degree in political science....
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Westchester Disabled On the Move, Inc., (WDOMI) - Yonkers, NY
Empower people with disabilities to control their own lives; Advocate for civil rights and a barrier free society; Encourage people with disabilities to participate in the political...
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E. Services in the Cabin
You may politely decline to assist him, depending on the carrier’s policies regarding assistance with stowing carry-on items for passengers....
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Paraquad
People with disabilities taking a role in the policy and political decisions that impact their lives....
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1. Importance of Movies in American Culture
ago that motion pictures “are a significant medium for the communication of ideas” and “may affect public attitudes and behavior in a variety of ways, ranging from direct espousal of a political...
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5. Other Issues—Federal Preemption
identical language for this provision: “Nothing in these regulations shall be construed to invalidate or limit the remedies, rights, and procedures of any federal law or law of any state or political...
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Epilogue
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 provided not only a legal principle that could be extended to other constituencies, but also a model for civil protest to achieve political goals....
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First Victory
No single president since Franklin Roosevelt, wrote one historian, “altered the political landscape so radically and in such a short period” as did Reagan.43 He entered office on January...
