SHS 145 - Introduction to Disabling Conditions: Week 2 - History

Week 2 Reading

• Disability History: An Important Part of America's Heritage - United States Office of Disability Employment Policy
• On intellectual and developmental disabilities in the United States: A historical perspective - Journal of Intellectual Disabilities
• Disability Social Work Concepts and Principles - Social Work Practice and Disability Communities: An Intersectional Anti-oppressive Approach
• Moments in Disability History – Disability Social History Project
• Psychosocial Aspects of Disability : Insider Perspectives and Strategies for Counselors (This one is available online through the EC Library.) 
• Promoting Access and Equity: A Historical Perspective of Healthcare Access for People With Disabilities National Library of Medicine
• Understanding Disability in the LGBTQ+ Community. - The Human Rights Campaign
• Black Deaf Culture Through the Lens of History  Benro T. Ogunyipe is the Executive Director of the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission.
• Disability - Social Welfare History Project Virginia Commonwealth University Library 

Week 2 Video and Web Resources

Library Video:

Defiant Lives. It is a comprehensive history of the modern disability rights movement and is available to current students through the Edmonds College Library's Kanopy Streaming Service.  Use these login instructions to access the video.  

Additional Videos on YouTube: