Ellie Delgado & Nadia Dayah

November 22, 2013

Period 1

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Primary Sources "Americans with Disabilities Act." Fact Monster: Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help. Columbia University Press, 2000. Web. 15 Oct. 2013. A civil rights law passed in 1990 not allowing discrimination of various sorts against people with mental and/or physical disabilities. The law has been disputed in court several times. "Facts About the Americans with Disabilities Act." Facts About the Americans with Disabilities Act. N.p., 9 Sept. 2008. Web. 15 Oct. 2013. Disabled Employee's Rights & Employer's & the Government Responsibilities. Also outlines definitions of the different types of disabilities. "A Guide to Disability Rights Laws." A Guide to Disability Rights Laws. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Oct. 2013. Details all the government acts that have been passed: Americans with Disabilities Act; Telecommunications Act; Fair Housing Act; Air Carrier Access Act; Voting Accessibility for the Elderly & Handicapped Act; National Voter Registration Act; Civil Rights of Institutionalize Persons Act; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; Rehabilitation Act; Architectural Barriers Act Perez, Thomas E. "Disability Resources." U.S. Department of Labor. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Oct. 2013. Areas of enforcement: Employment, Transportation, public accommodation, communications and governmental activities. Within the Department of Labor there is an

Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP). Other federal agencies: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Department of Transportation; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Department of Justice (DOJ) United States. Department of Justice. Civil Rights Division. ADA.gov Homepage. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Oct. 2013. Provides the text of the ADA and 1991 & 2010 Regulations: includes materials for state & local governments and businesses. ADA Architectural Standards included. "Disability History Week." - Timeline_print. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2013. This is a time line website. Accessibility Drawings for Doorways. Digital image. Ada.gov. N.p., n.d. Web.Architectural drawings that detail the specifications for doorway accessibility. ADA Logo. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web.This image is a logo of the ADA representing the different aspects of the law. Disabled Child in School. N.d. Photograph. Web.A child with physical disabilities is doing activities to improve dexterity. Handicap Parking Sign. Digital image. Amazon. N.p., n.d. Web.Image of a handicap parking sign that is required in all parking lots. Seeing Eye Dog in Airport. N.d. Photograph. Web.Photograph of blind person with seeing eye dog in an airport. Vehicle Wheelchair Ramp. N.d. Photograph. United Kingdom. Web.This is a picture showing a vehicle ramp for a wheelchair. Child Computer In School. N.d. Photograph. Www.chinagate.cn. Web. Child using a computer

Child Getting Off Bus. N.d. Photograph. Www.helpcd.com. Web. Child in wheelchair getting off a bus Congressional Building. N.d. Photograph. Www.floridadash.com. Web. Image of Congressional Building

Secondary Sources [Americans with Disablities Act Materials]. N.p.: 1991-1996, 1991. Print. A collection of resources explaining the Americans with Disabilities Act and the rights of people with disabilities under the law. Vaughn, Jacqueline. "Disabled Rights : American Disability Policy and the Flight for Equality." N.p., n.d. Web. Examines how people with disabilities have been treated from a social, legal, and political perspective and identifies the programs and laws that have been enacted over the past fifty years and how they have impacted people with disabilities. Pelka, Fred. The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Disability Rights Movement. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1997. Print. The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Disability Rights Movement. The book is designed as a general introduction to the many varied influences on the growth of this movement, including notable individuals, some of whom will be familiar to general readers, while others remain virtually unknown outside of the communities they have affected. Laney, Dawn. People with Disabilities. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven/Gale Cengage Learning, 2008. Print. Throughout history, people have engaged in heated debates over controversial issues. Each title in The History of Issues series shows how arguments have

both changed and remained constant over time, proving the old adage that "the more things change the more they stay the same." Fleischer, Doris Zames., and Frieda Zames. The Disability Rights Movement: From Charity to Confrontation. Philadelphia: Temple UP, 2001. Print. Examines the history of the movement for access rights for the disabled in the United States.