Burch, Susan

Contains over 750 alphabetically arranged articles that provide information on issues, events, people, laws, themes, and activism related to disability in America, covering access and accessibility, the disability rights movement, stereotypes, veterans, and many other topics; and includes primary documents, a chronology, a bibliography, and indexes.

"Reexamines U.S. social history from 1900 to the Second World War through the experiences of an often overlooked minority--the Deaf community"--Page 1.