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A 1935 Dallas newspaper article about the Dallas County Judge's request to the Austin Board of Control move 35 inmates in the Dallas County jail to Texas state mental institutions.

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

A man shown using adaptive painting techniques. He is painting with his feet. From the book The Care, Cure, And Education Of The Crippled Child with original caption: "THIS CRIPPLE HAS LEARNED TO OVERCOME HIS HANDICAP"

A 1956 Amarillo Globe-Times Article about the founder of the Texas Mental Hospital Association's efforts to improve mental hospitals in Texas.

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.

5" x 7" postcard, three-story brick building with a stone foundation and dormers, inscription on front of image includes: "Nov. 20-05", "They haven't got me yet."

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

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.

A photo from Sarah Sitton's book, "Life at the Texas State Lunatic Asylum, 1857-1997," which displays the one of the asylum's back wards, designated for patients who misbehaved or were thought to have little chance of improvement.