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  • Collection: Disability History and Advocacy

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A 1956 Amarillo Globe-Times newspaper article about a 14-point plan to improve Texas mental hospitals.

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Excerpts from MIGHT's 1980 accessibility guide for the University of Texas at Austin. Includes services for students with disabilities, as well as a map of potential accessibility barriers on campus.

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A collection of pages from the MIGHT Newsletter from 1981-1988 showcasing the resources and initiatives advertised by the newsletter

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This edition of the Coalition of the CTD Newsletter contains the following:

- Possibility of the Americans with Disabilities Act and an overview of what it would entail
- ADA Day held in Austin, Texas
- A message from President, Frank Lozano …

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A 1950 report on the state of various Texas mental institutions.

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A letter from Beverly A. Tucker, Assistant Dean for the Office of the Dean of Students at the University of Texas at Austin. The invitation advertises a 'Physical Handicap Awareness Workshop' taking place on June 17th, 1977 at the Texas Union.

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Excerpt from The Voice of Crippled Children Newsletter, Vol. II, No. 9, March 1939. Texas Society for Crippled Children publication. Special Education-The Next Step Forward. Behind the Scenes photos.

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List and descriptions of disability categories used by the Texas Rehabilitation Commission for the use of the University of Texas at Austin Office for the Dean of Students. Includes 'Physical,' 'Mental,' and 'All Other' Disabilities.

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A small pamphlet advertising services available to students with disabilities at UT Austin
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