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Nancy Mairs (née Smith; July 23, 1943 – December 3, 2016) was an author who wrote about diverse topics, including spirituality, women's issues and her experiences living with multiple sclerosis. Life
Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society is a 1966 report by the National Academy of Sciences. It is considered a landmark in the development of the emergency medical services system in the United States .
People with disabilities in the United States are a significant minority group, making up a fifth of the overall population and over half of Americans older than eighty. [1] [2] There is a complex history underlying the U.S. and its relationship with its disabled population, with great progress being made in the last century to improve the livelihood of disabled citizens through legislation ...
Disability justice is a social justice movement which focuses on examining disability and ableism as they relate to other forms of oppression and identity such as race, class and gender. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was developed in 2005 by the Disability Justice Collective, a group including Patty Berne , Mia Mingus , Stacey Milbern , Leroy F. Moore Jr ...
Disability studies is an academic discipline that examines the meaning, nature, and consequences of disability.Initially, the field focused on the division between "impairment" and "disability", where impairment was an impairment of an individual's mind or body, while disability was considered a social construct. [1]
Disability rights advocates Patrisha Wright of the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF), and Evan Kemp Jr. (of the Disability Rights Center) led an intense lobbying and grassroots campaign that generated more than 40,000 cards and letters. After three years, the Reagan Administration abandoned its attempts to revoke or amend the ...
The disability rights movement is a global [1] [2] [3] social movement that seeks to secure equal opportunities and equal rights for all people with disabilities. [4]It is made up of organizations of disability activists, also known as disability advocates, around the world working together with similar goals and demands, such as: accessibility and safety in architecture, transportation, and ...
Nancy Mairs, 73, American writer. [50] Brockway McMillan, 101, American government official and scientist, Director of the National Reconnaissance Office (1963–1965). [51] Antonio Membrado, 81, Spanish classical guitarist. [52] Kuforiji Olubi, 80, Nigerian businesswoman and politician. [53]