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Susan Sherman Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title: Susan Sherman Papers
Creator: Sherman, Susan
Inclusive Dates: 1970s-1990s
Language(s): English
Extent: 3.3 Linear Feet
Extent: 5 sound_recording(s) 5 audio cassettes
Extent: 1 moving_image(s) 1 VHS cassette
Extent: 0.0285 gigabyte(s) 1 CD-ROM
Collection Number: RBRL/568
Repository: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
Abstract: From 1989-1993, Susan Sherman was responsible for coordinating Section 504/Americans with Disabilities Act implementation for the State of Georgia. This collection documents her work with both the public and private sector in adopting and complying with new guidelines and regulations established by the ADA and Section 504.

Collection Description

Historical Note

Dr. Susan Sherman has had a long career in disability accomodation and rehabilitation. From 1989-1993, she served as the ADA/Section 504 Coordinator for the Georgia Department of Human Resources, with responsibility for leading the state's implementation of new regulations governing accommodations for individuals with disabilities and advising private industry on compliance measures. Afterward, she would serve as the District, and later Regional, Director of the DHR's Division of Rehabilitation Services, and the Assistant Vocational Rehabilitation Director for the Georgia Department of Labor's Vocational Rehabilitation Program.

In addition to her career in public service, Dr. Sherman has worked as a teaching and research assistant for Michigan State University's Rehabilitation Counselor Education Program. From 2016 to her retirement in 2021, she was an Assistant Professor and Director of Rehabilitation and Career Counseling at East Carolina University. She holds a Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Counselor Education from Michigan State University and is the author of numerous publications in the field of rehabilitation and vocational counseling.

Scope and Content

This collection contains reports, correspondence, and other documents relating to Georgia's implementation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, including new building regulations, advise on the ADA's employment regulations, training manuals, and other preparatory texts for compliance with Section 504 and the ADA.

Organization and Arrangement

This collection retains the organization scheme established by the donor.

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

This collection contains audiovisual materials. Reference copies of the audiovisual recordings are available upon request. Research requests will be filled as soon as possible and will be dependent upon the condition of the recordings.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection 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.

Preferred Citation

Susan Sherman Papers. Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding Aid prepared by Jack Steyer and Robert Lay, 2023-07-21.

Related Materials and Subjects

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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011ADA Title II Action Guide for State and Local Governments, 1992
 
012ADA Title II Action Guide for State and Local Governments: Supplement on Employment, 1993
 
013The Dollars and Sense of the ADA: Business and Legal Implications of The Americans with Disabilities Act: Title III, Public Accomodations, September 26, 1991
 
014Worklife: A Publication on Employment and People with Disabilities , 1990
 
015Misc. Booklets, etc., 1974 - 1986
 
01628. The Future of Work for People with Disabilities: A View from Great Britain, 1984
 
01727. Independent Living & Disability Policy in The Netherlands: Three Models of Residential Care & Independent Living, 1984
 
018The Role of the Independent Living Counselor, March 1982
 
019The Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation Commemorates the Anniversary of the Birth of FDR, 1982
 
0110Peer Counseling as a Rehabilitation Resource, May 1981
 
0111Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 : Briefing Guide, November 8, 1979
 
0112A Philosophical Foundation for the Independent Living & Disability Rights Movement, August 1982
 
0113Contemporary Rehab, April 2003
 
0114Workforce Investment Act of 1998, August 7, 1998
 
0115Federal Register Part II: Department of Education, February 11, 1997
 
0116Federal Register Part III: Department of Justice, July 26, 1991
 
0117ADA: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 PL 101 - 336, 1990
 
0118The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended, August 7, 1998
 
0119What is Disability Advocacy?, Undated
 
0120Susan Sherman, 1991 - 1993
 
0121HR 602, February 10, 2011
 
0122HR 603, February 10, 2011
 
0123National Resource Directory: An Information Guide for Persons with Spinal Cord Injury and Other Physical Disabilities, 1985
 
0124Americans with Disabilities Act: Title II Technical Assistance Manual, January 1993
 
0125Georgia Goodworks!: Transitional Work and Intensive Support for TANF Recipients Nearing the Time Limit, December 2002
 
0126Operation People First: Towards a National Disability Policy: A Report of The President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities' 1993 Teleconference Project, March 1994
 
0127The Americans with Disabilities Act: Making the ADA Work for You, 1990
 
0128Accessibility in Georgia, 1986
 
0129Communicating the Americans with Disabilities Act - Transcending Compliance: A Case Report on Sears; Roebuck and Co., Undated
 
0130The Americans with Disabilities Act: Putting the Employment Provisions to work - A White Paper of the Annenberg Washington Program, 1993
 
0131Extending Telecommunications Service to Americans with Disabilities: A Report on Telecommunications Services Mandated Under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 1991
 
0132Americans with Disabilities Act Project: Proceedings, Conference of State Government Officials , July 10 - August 14, 1992
 
0133Promoting Inclusion: A Report Accompanying Resource Guide About the Issues Surrounding the Inclusion of Students with Developmental Special Needs in Regular Classrooms at their Neighborhood School, Undated
 
0134The Human Resource Manager's Guide to ADA Compliance, 1992
 
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021American Rehabilitation, 1990
 
022Americans with Disabilities Act: ADA Guide for Small Businesses, 1997
 
023The Journal of Rehabilitation, 1994 - 1995
 
024Making Accommodations Decisions, 1982
 
025The Americans with Disabilities Act: Your Responsibilities as an Employer, Undated
 
026The Americans with Disabilities Act: Your Employment Rights as an Individual with a Disability, Undated
 
027The Americans with Disabilities Act: Questions and Answers, 1992
 
028The Rights of Individuals with Handicaps under Federal Law: Information for those who have Rights and Responsibilities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Undated
 
029Manager's Guide: The Americans with Disabilities Act: A Practical Approach, 1992
 
0210ADA Training Manual for Managers and Supervisors: A Guide to Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance, 1992
 
0211ADA Questions and Answers for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals, Undated
 
0212Toward Equal Access: Providing Information Access Services to Blind and Visually Impaired Persons under the ADA, Undated
 
0213Securement of Wheelchairs and other Mobility Aids on Transit Vehicles, September 1990
 
0214Mental Health Consumers in the Workplace: How the Americans with Disabilities Act Protects you Against Employment Discrimination, July 1992
 
0215Accommodating Disabilities: Business Management Guide, 1991
 
0216The ADA and You, 1993
 
0217Paralyzed Veterans of America - The Americans with Disabilities Act: Your Personal Guide to the Law, Undated
 
0218ADA: A Guide for Connecticut Businesses Employing and Accommodating People with Disabilities, 1992
 
0219An Act: To Establish Clear and Comprehensive Prohibition of Discrimination on the Basis of Disability, July 26, 1990
 
0220ADA: Questions and Answers for Health Care Providers, Undated
 
0221A Guide to Disability Rights Laws, September 2005
 
0222Making the Workplace Accessible [&] Planning Reasonable Accomodations, September 1990
 
0223Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990: Conference Report, July 12, 1990
 
0224New Horizons for the Air Traveler with a Disability, 1990
 
0225Georgia Laws and Rules Regulating Escalators and Elevators, Undated
 
0226What you Ought to Know About the ADA, 1992
 
0227The Americans with Disabilities Act: The Simple Facts, 1992
 
0228Access Equals Opportunity: Your Guide to the Americans with Disabilities Act [Medical Offices - Retail Stores - Car Sales and Services - Restaurants and Bars - Grocery Stores - Fun & Fitness Centers], 1992
 
0229Willamette Law Review: Architectural Barriers Legislation and the Range of Human Ability: Of Civil Rights, Missed Opportunities, and Building Codes, 1992
 
0230American National Standard for Buildings and Facilities - Providing Accessibility and Usability for Physically Handicapped People, February 5, 1986
 
0231Twentieth Anniversary of the Access Board | Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Architectural Barriers Act, 1993
 
0232[Miscellaneous ADA Documents], 1991 - 1995
 
0233ADA Telephone Information Services, August 1994
 
0234Southeast Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center: A Regional Resource Center on the Americans with Disabilities Act, Undated
 
0235Facts About the Americans with Disabilities Act, January 1992
 
0236ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Building and Facilities , July 26, 1991
 
0237National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) Reauthorization of the Rehabilitation Act, January 30, 2002
 
0238ADA Tray [?], July 26, 1990 - March 10, 2007
 
0239WRGA/WQTU News Kimberly Abbott/Rewrite Doug Walker, June 10, 1996
 
0240State of Georgia: Standard Self Evaluation Guide for Compliance with the ADA, January 12, 1993
 
0241Section 902: Definition of the Term "Disability", March 1995
 
0242Americans with Disabilities Act Title II Technical Assistance 1994 Supplement, 1994
 
0243ADA Quarterly , Fall 2003
 
0244ADA Pipeline: Southeast DBTAC Capacity Nationally, Regionally and Locally by Enhancing Existing Activities, 2004
 
0245The Exchange, 2004
 
0246The Americans with Disabilities Act - The ADA is Good Business, March - July 1992
 
0247Housing and Building Accessibility: The Law in Washington - 1992 - A Comparison, 1992
 
0248Contemporary Rehab - South Georgia Chapter Builds Better Life, August 2003
 
0249The Exchange, 2003
 
0250Employment & disAbility [sic] The VR - Business Partnership, August 16 - 18, 2004
 
0251JAN - Job Accommodation Network A Service of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, Undated
 
0252Refelections, 1990
 
0253Independent Living Services Center- By the Disabled for the Disabled, Undated
 
0254Unframed Translucent Slides, c. 1990's
 
0255[Translucent Slides] [1 of 4], c. 1990's
 
0256[Translucent Slides] [2 of 4], c. 1990's
 
0257[Translucent Slides] [3 of 4], c. 1990's
 
0258[Translucent Slides] [4 of 4], c. 1990's
 
0259The Night they say was made for love, plus my sexual scrapbook, 1993
 
0260Coping with Low Vision, 1993
 
0261Low Vision, 1983
 
0262National Association for Independent Living - Message from the President, April 1989
 
0263A Bill to be entitled an Act, July 1995
 
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031Phase I: Mobile Technology Design and Development Powerpoint Presentation, 1999
 
032[National Rehabilitation Association Presentation Folder], December 14 - 18, 1995
 
033Funding of Assistive Technology - Work Incentives for Persons with Disabilities under the Social Security and SSI Programs: Using the Work Incentive to Fund AT and Make Work a Reality, 1999 - 2001
 
034Supplemental Security Income and The Family Law Attorney: Using Creative Alimony, Child Support and Property Settlements to maximize SSI, Medicaid and Creative Funding for Assistive Technology , 1999
 
035Supported Employment Handbook Draft, 1997
 
036Americans with Disabilities Act National Grantee Guide, June 1992
 
037Region IV: ADA Information Exchange Network, 1992
 
038Federal Register: Part VI: Department of Housing and urban Development Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity | 24 CFR Chapter I Final Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines , March 6, 1991
 
039Implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act, October - November 1994
 
0310Answer to Questions Commonly Asked by Hospitals and Health Care Providers, Undated
 
0311Americans with Disabilities Act Title III Technical Assistance Manual 1994 Supplement, 1994
 
0312The Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe: Tama Tribal Town, Undated
 
0313Georgia Occupational Trends in Brief: Projections to 2006, c. 2006
 
0314ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities, 1991
 
0315504 and the Performing Arts, March 1979
 
0316American National Standard for buildings and facilities - Providing accessibility and usability for physically handicapped people, 1986
 
0317Working Paper No. 14 - Nondiscrimination under Section 504, July 1982
 
0318Laws Concerning the United States Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, 1986
 
0319Accessibility in Georgia - Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities For Georgia, June 1996
 
0320Achieving Independence: The Challenge for the 21st Century: A Decade of Progress in Disability Policy Setting an Agenda for the Future, June 26, 1996
 
0321Federal Register , September 6, 1991
 
0322Julea Ward v. Vernon Polite et al], 2011 - 2012
 
0323Federal Register , July 26, 1991
 
0324The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, As Amended, August 7, 1998
 
0325Workforce Investment Act of 1998, September 1998
 
0326Heartbeat of the Nations: Midyear CANAR Conference Savannah, Georgia, August 5 - 8, 2007
 
0327An Act: To reauthorize the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and for other Purposes, December 3, 2004
 
0328Technical Assistance Manual for the Americans With Disabilities Act , Undated
 
0329The Rights of Individuals with Handicaps Under Federal Law, c. late 1970's
 
0330Handbook for Rehabilitation Advocacy, 1998
 
0331Education Department General Administrative Regulations 34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, (84), 85, (85), 86, 97, 98, and 99, June 23, 2005
 
0332[ADA of 1990 Additional Minority/Dissenting Views Parts 1-4], May 14 - May 15, 1990
 
0333An Act: To Establish a Clear and Comprehensive Prohibition of discrimination on the Basis of Disability, July 26, 1990
 
0334An Act: To amend the Education of the Handicapped Act to revise and extend the programs established in parts C through G of such Act, and for other purposes, October 30, 1990
 
0335A Synopsis of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973: as amended by the Rehabilitation Amendments of 1986 and the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 , 1988
 
0336How our Laws Are Made, November 20, 1989
 
0337The Americans with Disabilities Act: Title III Technical Assistance Manual [opened], Undated
 
0338A Synopsis Act of 1973: as amended by the Rehabilitation Amendments of 1986 and the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, 1988
 
0339The Americans with Disabilities Act: Title II Technical Assistance Manual , Undated
 
0340The Americans with Disabilities Award, October 20, 1990
 
0341American Rehabilitation , 1999 - 2000
 
0342The ADA & You: A Guide for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People, 1992
 
0343Mainstream (Magazine of the Disabled): Independence Day - July 26, 1990, September 1990
 
0344Americans with Disabilities Act Handbook [cover], October 1991
 
0345National Association for Independent Living - Message from the President , April 1989
 
0346From ADA to Empowerment: The Report of the Task Force on the Right and Empowerment of Americans with Disabilities, October 20, 1990 - July 26, 1991
 
0347Program Accessibility and the Transition Planning Process: Participant Materials - Georgia Department/Agency ADA Coordinators, July 15, 1994
 
0348The Americans with Disabilities Act: Pocket Guide to the ADAAG, 1991
 
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041Georgia Rehabilitation Association, Undated
 
042NCD [National Council on Disability] Celebrating 20 years as an Independent Federal Agency, April 2004
 
043The Impact of State - Federal Agency Structure on Service Delivery and Outcomes for Individuals with Visual Impairments, 2006
 
044[Rehabilitation], 1990 - 2011
 
045The Journal of Rehabilitation, April 1988 - September 1995
 
046The Americans with Disabilities Act: Checklist for Readily Achievable Barrier Removal, March 31, 1992
 
047Chapter 3: Access to and Use of Public Facilities by Physically Handicapped Persons , 1992
 
048[Federal Register Parts II-IV], June 20 - July 25, 1994
 
049Welcome to the Georgia Rehabilitation Association 2010 Annual Training Program: GRA... Rises Above the Challenge, May 26-28, 2010
 
0410State Olympic Law Enforcement Command: After Action Report - 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, January - June 6, 1997
 
0411Common Questions About Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), November 1994
 
0412Comparing ANSI, ADAAG technical requirements, February 1992 - October 26, 1996
 
0413Uniform Federal Accessibility Standard, April 1, 1988
 
0414Federal Register: Part IV - Department of Justice, July 26, 1991
 
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051A Technical Assistance Manual on the Employment Provisions (Title I) of the ADA, January 1992
 
052A Technical Assistance Manual on the Employment Provisions (Title I) of the ADA - Resource Directory, January 1992
 
053Handbook for Rehabilitation Advocacy, Undated
 
054[Disability Policy in Congress], 2007
 
055State Government News - The People shall decide: Elections '92, September 1992
 
056Brain & Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission: Mission Possible, Annual Report, 2003
 
057Americans with Disabilities Act: ADA Guide for Small Businesses, May 1997
 
058Adaptable Housing: Marketable Accessible Housing for Everyone, 1987
 
059History of GA VR Program, 2003 - 2011
 
0510Accessible Building Design, Undated
 
0511The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 PL 101-336, 1990
 
0512Federal Resister Part VI Department of Housing and Urban Development - Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, March 6, 1991
 
0513Performance Based Placement Manual, 1984
 
0514en∙ā'ble magazine, 1997
 
0515Program Accessibility and the Transition Planning Process: Participant Materials; Georgia Department/Agency ADA Coordinators, July 15, 1994
 
0516American Rehabilitation 75th Anniversary Issue, 1995
 
0517ADA Summit, December 1992 - January 1993
 
0518[Journals of Rehabilitation], 1992 - 1993
 
0519Persons with Disabilities: Reports on Cost of Accommodation, January 1990
 
0520Americans with Disabilities Act Initial Accessibility Good But Important Barriers Remain, May - July 1993
 
0521Disability Statistics Report: Disability in Basic Life Activities Across the Life Span, April 1991
 
0522Handbook for Rehabilitation Advocacy, 1993
 
0523Summary of Existing Legislation Affecting Persons with Disabilities, August 1988
 
0524Committee of Conference Substitute HB 601 - A Bill to be Entitled an Act, July 1995
 
0525[Reasonable Accommodation], June 1995
 
0501Creating Jobs for People Who Are Blind [Tote Bag], Undated
 
0502DRS [Tote Bag], Undated
 
0503 Code of Federal Regulations, Title 34, Parts 300 to 399, Education , 2008-07-01
 
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RBRL568-VHS_0001Struggling for Equality: The Rights of Persons with Disabilities, undated ( 28:20 )
Open caption/interpreter window The Advocacy Center/Diane Wilkins Productions
 
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RBRL568-CS_000188NRA-63 NAIL Training Session: Training needs of independent living people within various states, 1988
National Rehabilitation Associations 1988 Conference
 
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RBRL568-CS_0002At Issue, Susan Sherman interview on GA and ADA, 1990
DHR/ADA coordinator
 
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RBRL568-CS_0003Side A: Fred Schroeder (RSA); Susan Daniels Speech | Side B: Susan Daniels Speech, 1994
NRA Annual Conference, St. Louise, MO
 
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RBRL568-CS_000488NRA-60 Part A Funding IWRP and WILP: Similarities and Differences, 1988
National Rehabilitation Associations 1988 Conference
 
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RBRL568-CS_0005Susan Sherman on WRGA/WQTV, 1996-06-06--1996-06-07

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