Georgia Disability History Archive, 1965-2016

Summary

Creator:

Georgia Disability History Alliance

Date:

1965-2016

Extent:

155.05 Linear Feet, 132.91 gigabyte(s), 99 moving_image(s), and 23 sound_recording(s)

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

The Georgia Disability History Archive seeks to document the vital and transformative work undertaken by disability activists, advocates, and organizations and, crucially, the experiences of people with disabilities over the past 100-plus years in the state of Georgia. Major collecting areas include, but are not limited to: accessibility, activism and social justice, citizen advocacy, independent and community living, self-advocacy, education, employment, recreation, culture and pride.

Biographical / historical:

The Georgia Disability History Archive began in 2013 as an outgrowth of the work of the Georgia Disability History Alliance, a partnership between the Shepherd Center (a spinal and brain injury hospital based in Atlanta), the University of Georgia's Institute on Human Development and Disability , the Russell Library, and others to preserve the state's disability history. The Alliance and Archive represent the first statewide initiative to capture and promote this history.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

People with disabilities -- Deinstitutionalization -- United States -- History.
People with disabilities -- Education.
Protest movements.
Disabilities -- Law and legislation.
People with disabilities -- Georgia.
People with disabilities -- History.
People with disabilities -- Care -- United States.
People with disabilities -- Civil rights.

Restrictions:

Some collections are currently being processed and not immediately available. Please contact russlib@uga.edu for information on when processing will be complete.