Series I. Concrete Change and Visitability, 1987-2014
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- 2 box(es) (1 linear foot)
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Series I. Concrete Change and Visitability documents Smith's work, both as director of Concrete Change and as an individual, to improve home construction standards for people with disabilities and includes correspondence, clippings, flyers, brochures and photographs. Throughout the material is documentation of Concrete Change's founding and growth as an organization; collaboration with ADAPT, the Disability Rights Action Coalition in Housing, and other activist and advocacy groups; actions aimed at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the National Association of Home Builders, and new housing projects, such as Atlanta's Glenwood Park; and Smith's participation in conferences focused on these issues. Also included is material related to the spread of visitability as a concept, both nationally and internationally, its relationship to universal design, and the organization's critique of New Urbanist principles.
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This series contains digital files. To access these files, please request the folders you would like through the finding aid using your research account. An archivist will be in contact with you to explain how to access the files. Please note that not all file formats are currently supported by the library for research use.
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This collection is open for research.
Series I. Concrete Change and Visitability and Series II. Subject Files contain digital files. To access these files, please request the folders you would like through the finding aid using your research account. An archivist will be in contact with you to explain how to access the files. Please note that not all file formats are currently supported by the library for research use.
Reference copies of the audiovisual recordings in Series IV. Audiovisual Materials are available upon request. Research requests will be filled as soon as possible and will be dependent upon the condition of the recordings.
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- Library acts as "fair use" reproduction agent.