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SuperFemme
09-26-2010, 11:34 AM
I have been working hard on an inclusive and comprehensive list for bfp regarding inclusiveness. Please feel free to ask questions or add on as we go.

Crip Chronicles: I am crip, hear me roar, curse, whine and laugh, evilly. (http://teriadams.blogspot.com/)

Deaf-Blogs.com (http://www.deaf-blogs.com/)

http://disabilitylaw.blogspot.com/ (http://disabilitylaw.blogspot.com/)

Disability Rants (http://disabilityrants.blogspot.com/) – Step in and read some of my trials and tribulations of life as a wheelchair user. Agree, disagree, offer advice, condolences, congratulations, irate responses, laughter, similar experiences... whatever! It's all welcome!

E. is for Epilepsy (http://www.epilepsy-paula.blogspot.com/) – by Paula Apodaca – "There is a lot to say about experiencing E., so my blog isn't about treatments or surgical techniques. It isn't a blog to explain E. to you or to showcase the newest drugs for seizure control. It is the beginning of a new way of communicating about epilepsy with an emphasis on the social and cultural elements of epilepsy: discrimination, bigotry, art, literature, history, law and much more."
My Whole Expanse I Cannot See… (http://www.lithiumcreations.com/)– the blog of Michael Phillips, a writer from Tampa, FL. who doesn’t walk nor breathe without the assistance of machines.

No Pity (http://community.livejournal.com/no_pity/)- A Community for People with Disabilities' Journal

Not Dead Yet (http://notdeadyetnewscommentary.blogspot.com/)– by Research Analyst Stephen Drake – dealing mainly with issues of assisted suicide and people with disabilities

Parents with Disabilities (http://www.disabilitypride.com/)- musings about media, law, culture and other issues affecting parents with disabilities by Denver lawyer Carrie Lucas

Tactile the World (http://tactiletheworld.wordpress.com/) - journal by Christine Amanda Roschaert who has Usher Syndrome Type I and is deaf-blind.

H-Disability (http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/%7Edisabil/)- H-Disability is a scholarly discussion group that explores the multitude of historical issues surrounding the experience and phenomenon of 'disability.'

History of Disabilities and Social Problems (http://codi.buffalo.edu/graph_based/bibliography/woodhill/woodhill.html)- by Gary Woodill, represents the results of an extensive library search undertaken in 1987-1988 as part of his research on the history of disabilities and special education.

The Review of Disability Studies (http://www.rds.hawaii.edu/)- From the Center on Disability Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, in order to address the need for an internationally-focused academic journal in the field of Disability Studies.

Gays, Lesbians, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Disability

Bent (http://www.bentvoices.org/Archives/archiveblank.htm)- a journal of cripgay voices.

Planting Seeds: Community Awareness Project (http://www.pscap.org/) - this is mainly the love and hard work of two people; basil and billie. with our friends -- who help out sometimes -- and the communities we work in, we are ending oppression and bringing out liberation.

Queer-Disability (http://www.disabilityhistory.org/dwa/queer/) - proceedings of a conference in San Francisco in June 2002 on the intersection of queer and disability issues.

History and Culture - Deaf

American School for the Deaf (ASD) (http://www.asd-1817.org/) is the oldest school for deaf people in the United States and is also the birthplace of American Sign Language (ASL). Brief history (http://dww.deafworldweb.org/pub/a/asdusa.html).

Deaf 24/7 (http://www.deaf247.co.uk/) - Internet resource for all British Sign Language
and deafness related information.

DeafBlind People in History (http://www.deafblindinfo.org/history/) - from Minnesota's Online Resource about Combined Vision and Hearing Loss

Deafness - History (http://deafness.about.com/od/deafhistory/Deaf_History.htm) - from About.com - articles about deaf historic figures, events in deaf history, history of sign language, and links to information about deaf history.

To Whom Did He Tell His Dreams? (http://joygilman3.tripod.com/Henry.html) - the story of Henry Gilman, a deaf immigrant from Russia, who arrived in the U.S. in 1910 and went to Deaf boarding school.

Signs of Development in Deaf South & South-West Asia: histories, cultural identities, resistance to cultural imperialism (http://www.independentliving.org/docs7/miles200604.html), M. Miles (West Midlands, UK), Independent Living Institute

Sound and Fury (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/soundandfury/culture/deafhistory.html)- Deaf history and culture from the Public Broadcasting System (PBS)

History - General Disability

504 Sit-In History (http://www.dredf.org/504/history.html) - Historical articles and eyewitness accounts from DREDF. Additional information on National Public Radio's web site (http://www.npr.org/programs/wesun/features/2002/504/index.html).

Against Their Will: North Carolina's Sterilization Program (http://againsttheirwill.journalnow.com/) - lots of interesting information. Unfortunately, the site does not adhere to accessibility standards.
(http://tbmorse.tripod.com/freebook.html)
America's War On The Disabled: (http://tbmorse.tripod.com/freebook.html) 1975-1992: (A History of the Social Security Disability Reviews of the 1980's) by Tennise Broeck Morse - one copy of the book is free to all.

American Printing House for the Blind - Museum: (http://www.aph.org/museum/index.html) Contains the first book for blind people, a collection of mechanical Braille writers, and a web video, "Breaking the Code: A Journey into the Educational History of Blind People," among other items.

Berkeley Leads (http://pages.towson.edu/bhalle/dishist.html) - The Berkeley Historical Society featured this exhibit from April to October 1997 on the history of the disability rights movement, which began in Berkeley, CA, in the 1960s.

Disability History Association (http://www.disabilityhistory.net/) - an international non-profit organization that promotes the study of disabilities.

Disability History Museum (http://www.disabilitymuseum.org/)- to promote understanding about the historical experience of people with disabilities by recovering, chronicling, and interpreting their stories.

Disability Rights Movement (http://americanhistory.si.edu/disabilityrights/) - exhibit by the Smithsonian National Museum of American History

End of Polio (http://www.endofpolio.org/) - includes a history timeline of Polio, and black and white photos by Sebastião Salgado

Eugenics Archives (http://www.eugenicsarchive.org/eugenics/) - Image archive on the American Eugenics Movement

German Epilepsy Museum Kork (http://www.epilepsiemuseum.de/english/index.html)- museum for epilepsy and the history of epilepsy.

H-Disability (http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/%7Edisabil/)- a scholarly discussion group that explores the multitude of historical issues surrounding the experience and phenomenon of 'disability.' H-Disability was established in response to the growing academic interest and expanding scholarly literature on issues of disability throughout the world.
(http://www.amputeeresource.org/History%20and%20prosthetics.htm)
History of the ADA (http://www.empowermentzone.com/ada_hist.txt) - a movement perspective by Arlene Mayerson, 1992.

How Braille Began (http://www.brailler.com/braillehx.htm)- a history of the development of Braille.


It's Our Story (http://www.youtube.com/user/itsourstoryproject) – a national initiative to make disability history public and accessible – over 1,000 video interviews from disability leaders across the country.

The Polio History Pages (http://www.cloudnet.com/%7Eedrbsass/poliohistorypage.htm)


Talking Back to Psychiatry (http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-04252003-204757/): Resistant Identities in the Psychiatric Consumer/Survivor/Ex-patient Movement, a PhD dissertation by Linda Joy Morrison, March 2003

Media

Crip Commentary (http://www.cripcommentary.com/) - Laura Hershey's web column plus Crip Critic, reviewing films with disability themes, and her poetry.

Disability Grapevine (http://www.disabilitygrapevine.com/) - free, online daily newspaper that publishes stories and articles about disability issues.

Disability Nation (http://www.disabilitynation.net/) - an audio magazine by and for people with disabilities.
(http://www.independentliving.org/radio/index.html)
Disability Radio Worldwide (http://www.independentliving.org/radio/index.html)- For the first time in history, the experiences of people with disabilities can be heard on radio and Internet around the world.

In Touch (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qxww)— A BBC Radio series with journalist Peter White - News, views and information for people who are blind or partially-sighted.

Mainstream Magazine Online (http://www.mainstream-mag.com/aboutus.htm)- covers news & current affairs, new products & technology, profiles of movers & shakers, education, employment, sexuality & relationships, housing, transportation, travel & recreation.

Media & Disability (http://www.mediaanddisability.org/) – Increasing and improving portrayal of people with disabilities in the media (created with support of the European Commission)
(http://ncdj.org/)
National Center on Disability and Journalism (http://ncdj.org/) - educating to improve fairness, accuracy and diversity of news reporting on disability.

Ouch! ...it's a disability thing (http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/podcast/) — Actor Mat Fraser and comedian Liz Carr now have a podcast of their monthly disability talk show.

Ragged Edge magazine (http://www.ragged-edge-mag.com/)- the best in today's writing and thinking about our most "ragged edge" issues: assisted suicide, long-term care, rights, access.

Nazi Germany & Euthanasia


BBC - Nazi 'euthanasia' children buried (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1942335.stm)- More than 800 children, mainly mentally and physically disabled, perished in the Spiegelgrund Children's Hospital in Vienna during World War II.

Jewish Virtual Library - the T-4 Euthanasia Program (http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/Holocaust/t4.html)

Public Mental Health Practices in Germany (http://www.ess.uwe.ac.uk/genocide/Alexander_Index.htm)- Sterilization and Execution of Patients Suffering from Nervous or Mental Diesase Reported by Leo Alexander, Major, M.C., AUS from the University of the West of England.

Useless Eaters (http://www.regent.edu/acad/schedu/uselesseaters/) – Disability as Genocidal Marker in Nazi Germany - from Regent University

People of Color with Disabilities

Disability and Ex-Slave Narratives (http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/%7Ecivwar/logs/archives/log9406/0100.html)[/URL]- research on how the slaves and their owners dealt with and felt about disabilities that occurred among the slave population.

Resources
(http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/%7Ecivwar/logs/archives/log9406/0100.html)
International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet (http://www.icdri.org/) - (http://www.icdri.org/)collects and presents best practices in areas related to disability and accessibility issues; collects disability-related Internet resources.

Nursing Home Abuse Center (http://www.nursinghomeabusecenter.org/)– an informational website committed to providing comprehensive information on nursing home abuse and neglect for the elderly and their loved ones.

Women

Disabled Women on the Web (http://www.nursinghomeabusecenter.org/) - resources, events, and information by and for women with disabilities and their allies.

Gimpgirl Community (http://www.gimpgirl.com/) - (http://www.gimpgirl.com/) Since 1998, GimpGirl Community has been an organization run by women with disabilities to support the lives of others in our community through various forms of Internet technologies. We hold weekly support and empowerment meetings, seminars, and public discussions on topics relevant to our community, all on-line.
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SuperFemme
09-26-2010, 11:59 AM
I've spent a long time researching these links and I know that there are a lot of things that are not covered.

Please feel free to come in add a resource, but please be sure to check out tat the link is a good one and the info is appropriate. I am sorry it took me so long just to get this small amount of stuff up, but I am a perfectionist and didn't want my legacy to the Planet to be a support tread full of dead links, etc....

My apologies that health/disability issues have prevented me from speeding through the vetting process you each deserve with a mass amount of TLC.

I know that there are a lot of disabilities that are not covered in this resource list yet, so again please forgive me. It is not intentional nor is it because I value on differently ability over another.

In the past few months I've been in the hospital/ICU multiple times and have had two surgeries so far.

Anybody that is in a bad mood because they have to go to work tomorrow please feel free to pm me! I'll trade you places in a hot second AND let you keep the paycheck. Unless your name is June. The avian flu scares me and so do her chickens.

Corkey
09-26-2010, 12:47 PM
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/frc_natv.htm

http://www.nativedisabilitylaw.org/

http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/mig/MIGConfBro.pdf


The conference is from 2009 but I think it is still a good resource if you want to contact them for more information.

http://www.disabilityworld.org/04-05_04/il/nativeamericanforum.shtml

Just a few more found from google.
SF your legacy will be one of caring for each individual you've interacted with here and elsewhere. Blessings to you our friend.