VSA arts' Disability Awareness Guide

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VSA arts' Disability Awareness Guide

Access and Opportunities: A Guide to Disability Awareness

The VSA arts' Disability Awareness Guide is available in PDF format

to view and print offline. http://www.vsarts.org/x523.xml

The VSA arts' Disability Awareness Guide was prepared by VSA arts as

an informational tool for those who want to gain additional knowledge

about disability and tips for social etiquette and positive

interactions. When the first edition of the guide was printed in

1992, it instantly became VSA arts' most frequently requested

publication. Artists, educators and others found it to be a valuable

resource in beginning their understanding of people with disabilities.

This revised edition contains updated information on the Americans

with Disabilities Act (ADA), as well as recent information about

people with specific disabilities. The new edition also includes a

chapter on the history of the disability movement to give readers a

more complete understanding of the issues surround-ing the disability

community.

The guide should be viewed as a starting point for readers to

increase their basic knowledge, initiate discussion, and clarify

myths and facts about people with disabilities. It is a tool that

will start readers on their way to a better understanding of

disability issues and the disability community as a whole.