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Accessible America : a history of disability and design / Bess Williamson.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Williamson, Bess, author.
Contributor:
JSTOR (Online Service)
Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
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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