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Accessible America : a history of disability and design / Bess Williamson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Williamson, Bess, author.
- Series:
- Crip (Series)
- Crip: New directions in disability studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- People with disabilities--United States--History.
- People with disabilities.
- Barrier-free design--United States.
- Barrier-free design.
- Universal design.
- History.
- United States.
- Universal design--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 279 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, [2019]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Progress through prosthetics: limbs, cars, houses, and the American dream
- Disability in the century of the gadget: rehabilitation and access in postwar America
- Electric moms and quad drivers: do-it-yourself access at home in postwar America
- Berkeley, CA: an independent style of access
- Kneeling to the handicapped: access and backlash
- From accessible to universal: design and desire in the late twentieth century
- Beyond ramps: cripping design.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781479855582
- 1479855588
- Publisher Number:
- 99983967726
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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