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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 …

American Federation for the Physically Handicapped's President Paul Strachan outlines his proposals for an inter-departmental committee on selective job placement of the handicapped, and for a one-year pilot program in Pennsylvania leading to a…

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.

Clip from a video of the Pioneers of MIGHT celebration, including commentary from Virginia Roberts, previous MIGHT president. The celebration honored the founding members of MIGHT in Austin, TX.

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 1935 Dallas newspaper article in support of forced sterilization for mentally ill individuals.

The record of a patient admitted to a Texas mental hospital. It certifies from the doctor that the institutionalization of this patient is recommended.

A patient record illustrating the use of chemotherapy as a treatment for a schizophrenia.

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