Martin Luther King, Jr.,   "I Have a Dream"


The Avalon Project:   The Gettesburg Address


The Charters of Freedom:   The Declaration of Independence


Henry David Thoreau:
Resistance to Civil Government, or Civil Disobedience


July 26, 1995. The President in Opening Remarks to:
Americans with Disabilities Act

Songs Associated with the Civil Rights Movement 1930s to 1960s :

My Back Pages

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsfashDI6vU

Love One Another

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF7QUQdNKmQ

Stop, Hey, What's That Sound?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlssjxbrATI

       

Current Negative Perspectives (or stories about people with them):
The high cost of look-good, feel-good legislation


Defining Disability Down (Educationally Disadvantaged):
The Scandal of Special Ed
Why Johnny Can’ t Read, Write, or Sit Still


Disability Social History Project
The Disability History Project is a community history project and we welcome your participation. This is an opportunity for disabled people to reclaim our history and determine how we want to define ourselves and our struggles. People with disabilities have an exciting and rich history that should be shared with the world.


Ruling on Disability Rights Called a Blow by Advocates
By David E.Rosenbaum. February 22, 2001
"Advocates for the disabled said today that the direct effect of the Supreme Court's ruling on disability rights might be limited but that the decision was a serious blow because it suggested the court might not allow disabled people to sue states over blatant discrimination in schools, hospitals and other government institutions."