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Please excuse my ignorance if I am replying incorrectly. I am relatively
new on the newslist. But this message particularly intrigued me since it
is an area of interest I have pursued sporadically. I work at an
Independent Living Center with people with disabilities, and especially
deaf and hard of hearing people.
I hope some of the following resources may be helpful, if not at least a
starting point.
Here are some good books:
- Images of the Disabled edited by Alan Gartner and Tom Joe
Ch. 1 has some the history aout how people with
disabilities have been viewed
Ch.2 is entitled " The Cripple in Literature"
- We Overcame: The Story of Civil Rights for Disabled People
- No Pity by Joseph Shapiro
- The Unseen Minority: A Social History of Blindness in the U.S. by
Frances Koestler.
- When the Mind Hears by Harlan Lane (deafness)
- Deaf Heritage: Narrative History of Deaf America by Jack Gannon
Organizations;
- Media Access Office
It is an alternative guild to "encourage the accurate portrayal
of the experience of disability." It's a casting agency (maintain
resumes, etc.) and an information clearinghouse.
Their address:
Vivian Campos, Media Access Office
11240 Magnoloia Boulevard, Suite 104
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 752-1196 voice
(818) 752-1197 TTY
(818) 752-9341 fax
I found MAO in a magazine called "One Step Ahead,"
January 30, 1995
- Gallaudet University Bookstore has many books about deafness
and perhaps others that may have information about deaf people in
literature. Their address is 800 Florida Ave, NE, Washington, DC
20002-3695. The campus also has a clearinghouse of information, called
the National Center of Information on Deafness.
I hope some of this is the kind of information you are looking for.
- Maeleah Carlisle
On Mon, 25 Mar 1996, Svein Engelstad wrote:
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> Hello friends,
> Does anyone know about literature about how disabled persons have been
> portrayed by artists through the history. I have student who is planning
> to do a Ph.D. on this topic.
>
> Best regards
> Svein.
>
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> Svein Engelstad, Academic Librarian University of Oslo
> email: [log in to unmask] --http://www.uio.no/~sveinen/
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