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- Collection: Disability History and Advocacy
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Behind the Scenes in a State Hospital
A 1956 Amarillo Globe Times newspaper article against the Texas jury trial law to determine if someone needs institutional care for mental illness. In favor of implementing a similar law to the Kansas law that separates groups of mentally ill…
Invitation to a 'Physical Handicap Awareness Workshop'
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.
72 Years in a State Hospital -- And She Was NEVER CRAZY
A 1956 Amarillo Globe-Times newspaper article about the reforms Kansas implemented to prevent patients from being committed to life in a state mental hospital. It advocates for bringing these reforms to the system in Texas. Part of a series of…
Handicapped Categories used by the Texas Rehabilitation Commission
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.