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Harrison Bergeron is the fourteen-year-old son of George Bergeron and Hazel Bergeron, who is 7 feet (2.1 m) tall, a genius, and an extraordinarily handsome, athletic, strong, and brave person. George Bergeron is Harrison's father and Hazel's husband. A very smart and sensitive character, he is handicapped artificially by the government.
"SDS confers the President's Award for artists and activists who embody the goals of the Society, reiterating our commitment to all kinds of work in disability studies. SDS recognizes Judy Heumann for her five-decade career as a disabled activist who has changed the lives of every single disabled person in the United States and across the globe.
People with disabilities were becoming more inclined to creating power by the behavior of others with disabilities, thus bringing forth thinking in the terms of citizenship and rights. [1] An increasing number of disabled people began to question their place in America which helped fuel the UHF to bring forth passion towards disability culture ...
Lend a Hand is The Patriot Ledger's annual holiday charitable program and has raised more than $3.3 million for South Shore people in need. Susan, a disabled Quincy resident, needs to move but ...
The fact that disabled hosts and reporters are going to have a say in the way the stories of disabled athletes are being told is the key to progressing disability representation on screen and in ...
In this article, Johnson described institutions where "wheelchair people are lined up, obviously stuck where they're placed" while "a TV blares, watched by no one." Johnson called for reform for disabled people. She wanted disabled people to be placed in publicly financed home care provided by family, friends or neighbors, and not institutions ...
William Douglas Porter [1] (September 9, 1932 – December 3, 2013) was an American salesman, who worked for Watkins Incorporated based in Winona, Minnesota.Born with cerebral palsy, [2] Porter's background and work was brought to the public's attention in 1995 when an Oregon-based newspaper published a series of feature stories about him.
The Oxford handbook of disability history. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-023495-9. Nielsen, Kim E. (2020). Money, Marriage, and Madness: The Life of Anna Ott. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0252043147. With Michael Rembis, Nielsen co-edits Disability Histories, a book series published by the University of Illinois ...