Title |
Accessible America : a history of disability and design / Bess Williamson. |
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Publication Info. |
New York : New York University, 2018. |
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Description |
vii, 279 pages ; 24 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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: new directions in design. |
Subject |
People with disabilities -- United States -- History.
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Barrier-free design -- United States.
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Universal design -- United States.
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ISBN |
9781479894093 (cl : alk. paper) : $30.00 |
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1479894095 (cl : alk. paper) |
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ISBN |
9781479894093 (cl : alk. paper) : $30.00 |
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1479894095 (cl : alk. paper) |
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