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ESE424 : The Class : Disabilities : Roots : Factors for Change

Factors for Change

To complete this assignment successfully, you should:

  1. Read the assignment carefully
  2. Complete the activity as outlined below

In the online lesson you learned about several factors that created a climate for change that eventually led to federal legislation for persons with disabilities. This lesson will allow you to explore one of these factors in more depth.

You will need to choose one of the factors listed below and conduct a web search for information about that factor. Make sure that you visit at least two sites to gather your information. When you have finished the assignment, use the text field below to submit your comments to the instructor.

NOTE: The indented elements are specific events or people you may choose to focus on in your search.

  • The media
    • "Christmas in Purgatory" by Burton Blatt
    • Geraldo Rivera and "The Willowbrook Expose"
    • JFK's sister with mental retardation

  • the Civil Rights Movement


  • "Normalization"
    • Wolf Wolfensberger

1. Which factor did you choose?

2. What information did you learn about that factor?

For grading purposes, please provide the following information:

Your Name:
Your Email address:

Once you have filled in the areas above, click the Send button below to send your response to the instructor.

  

E-mail Larry Gallagher at Larry.Gallagher@nau.edu

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