

Disability Employment Awareness Month
Disability Employment Awareness Month is celebrated every year during the month of October. During this time, we reflect on the accomplishments of those with disabilities whose work helps the national economy, and we reaffirm our commitments to maintaining and fighting for equal opportunities for all types of ability. Visit https://www.loc.gov/accessibility/disability-employment-awareness-month/ for more information.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush in 1990.
At the Palos Verdes Library District we also observe this month as a time to celebrate all accomplishments and experiences of those with disabilities in addition to accomplishments in the workplace.
The year 2020 marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the 75th anniversary of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM).


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Read
Kids
- Best Buddies by Lynn Plourde (Book, Overdrive eBook)
- Sam's Super Seats by Keah Brown (Book, Overdrive eBook)
- My City Speaks by Darren LeBeuf (Book, Overdrive eBook, Hoopla eBook)
- My Friend Is Deaf by Kirsten Chang (Book, Hoopla eBook)
- All the Way to the Top : How One Girl’s Fight for Americans With Disabilities Changed Everything by Annette Bay Pimentel (Book, Overdrive eBook)
- Her own two feet : a Rwandan girl's brave fight to walk by Meredith Davis (Book, Hoopla eAudiobook)
- Sports of the Paralympic Games by Aaron Derr (Book, Hoopla eBook
- Sunnyside Plaza by Scott Simon (Book, Overdrive eBook)
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Teens
- You're Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner (Book)
- The Bite of the Mango by Mariata Kamara (Book, Hoopla eBook)
- The Silence Between Us by Alison Gervais (Hoopla eBook, Hoopla eAudiobook)
- Laughing At My Nightmare by Shane Burcaw (Book)
- Sick Kids in Love by Hannah Moskowitz (Book, Hoopla eBook, Hoopla eAudiobook)
- Ghost Boy by Martin Pistorius (Book, Hoopla eBook, Hoopla eAudiobook)
- This is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kacen Callender (Book, Hoopla eAudiobook)
- Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens by Various (Book)
- A Time to Dance by Padma Venkatraman (Book)
- Lovely, Dark, and Deep by Justina Chen (Book)
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Adults
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ADA and Your Rights at School and Work by Kerry Elizabeth Benson (Hoopla eBook)
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Haben : the deafblind woman who conquered Harvard Law by Haben Girma (Book)
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Detroit's Deaf Heritage by Kathleen Brockway (Hoopla eBook)
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A Disability History of the United States by Kim E. Nielsen (Book)
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No Time Like the Future: An optimist considers mortality by Michael J. Fox (Book)
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The Story of a Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon (Audiobook)
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The Way I See It: a personal look at autism and Asperger's by Temple Grandin (Book)
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Watch
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Mother, Father, Deaf (2020) (Hoopla)
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Ray (2005) (DVD)
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A Silent Voice (2019) (DVD)
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The Theory of Everything (2014) (DVD)
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Braille Institute - Los Angeles
Cal State Northridge Center on Disabilities
Disability Community Resource Center - Torrance
Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angeles
Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness
Independent Living Center of Southern California
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Traveler Information for Persons with Disability
Los Angeles Unified School District Complaint Response Unit/Parent Resource Network
National Center on Deafness (NCOD), California State University Northridge
Southern California Resources Services for Independent Living (SCRS-IL)
Local Los Angeles Area - https://disability.lacity.org/resources

Benefits.gov - Tax Help for People with Disabilities
California Associate for the Deaf
California Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
California Council of the Blind
Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths & Adults (HKNC)
LA City Department on Disability
LA County Commission on Disabilities
Los Angeles Learning Disabilities Association
Pacific Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Center
Sesame Street Autism Resources for Parents

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