Publications


Civil Rights


Title: Americans with Disabilities Act Home Page
Link: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
Description: This page is the U.S. Department of Justice Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Home Page.

Title: Civil Rights: Ensuring Equal Opportunity and Protection under the Law
Link: http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-publi
ic/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=217
Description: This section of DisabilityInfo.gov provides links to information on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other federal civil rights laws pertaining to people with disabilities, their families, employers, and community members.

Title: Disability Rights Online News
Link: http://www.ada.gov/disabilitynews.htm
Description: This Web page contains monthly updates about the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division's activities in the area of disability rights.

Title: Guide to Disability Civil Rights Laws
Link: http://www.ncd.gov/disabilityrights.htm
Description: This guide, prepared by the National Council on Disability and the National Urban League, provides a summary of federal civil rights laws that ensure equal opportunity for people with disabilities. The original source for this information is the U.S. Department of Justice.

Title: Guide to Disability Rights Laws
Link: http://www.ada.gov/cguide.htm
Description: This guide provides an overview of federal civil rights laws that ensure equal opportunity for people with disabilities.

Title: Disability Law Lowdown Podcast
Link: http://english.disabilitylawlowdown.com/
Description: Brought to you by nationally recognized leaders in the field of disability law, the Disability Law Lowdown Podcast delivers the latest in disability rights information every other week. You can subscribe for free and have shows automatically delivered, or you can listen to the show and read the transcripts from this site. Podcasts are available in English, Spanish, ASL. Transcripts are also available in English and Spanish. Recent topics include: Social Security, Transportation, ADA FAQs, and the Fair Housing Act.
Source: EST

Title: My Country
Link: http://www.ada.gov/videogallery.htm#my_country
Description: In this one-hour documentary, symphony conductor James DePreist, who contracted polio as a young man, profiles three people with disabilities whose lives have been shaped by the struggle for equal rights. Mr. DePreist is the nephew of African American contralto Marian Anderson, who in 1939 was prevented from singing at Constitution Hall. He draws parallels between racial barriers and the barriers faced by people with disabilities.

Videos are available in RealPlayer or Quick Time format; also with Video and Audio only, Video with Captions and Audio, Video and Audio with Audio Description, or Video and Audio with Audio Description and Captions.
Source: EST

Title: Disability Rights Virtual Exhibit
Link: http://americanhistory.si.edu/disabilityrights/welcome.html
Description: The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History hosts an online museum of disability rights information and exhibit items.
Source: EST

Title: JAN's Accommodation and Compliance Series: The ADA Amendments Act of 2008
Link: (http://www.jan.wvu.edu/bulletins/adaaa1.htm)
Description: The new ADA Amendments Act of 2008 became effective on January 1, 2009. While the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has not yet completed the regulations for the new legislation, the Job Accomodation Network (JAN) has developed a publication and resource page regarding what information is currently available about the Act.

The new publication is called JAN's Accommodation and Compliance Series: The ADA Amendments Act of 2008. This document will be periodically updated as additional information is made public. A full listing of JAN's ADA Amendments Act of 2008 resources can be found at: http://www.jan.wvu.edu/LINKS/adalinks.htm
Source: EST

Title: Disability History: An Important Part of America’s Heritage
Link: http://www.dol.gov/odep/documents/Disabi
ility%20History_508%20compliant_links.pdf
Description: Teaching children about the contributions of particular populations to our nation’s history, such as women and people of various ethnic backgrounds, has been recognized as important through the declaration of dedicated months as well as other educational programs. Disability history, however, has been largely ignored in school curricula. This is particularly paradoxical since anyone, regardless of age, race, or heritage, may become a part of the population of people with disabilities at any time. But the tide is beginning to turn—due mainly to the grassroots efforts of young disability leaders.

This document gives an overview of several youth-led state efforts and the positive outcomes that result from the involvement in such efforts. The document also includes an extensive list of resources.
Source: NCLD/Youth

Title: New Disability Law Handbook
Link: http://www.swdbtac.org/html/publications/dlh/disabilitylawhandbook.pdf
Description: The Disability Law Handbook, from Disability.gov, provides information on rights and obligations under federal disability laws, including an overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The entire publication can be downloaded in PDF format by clicking the above link.
Source: EST