National Disabled Women's Educational Equity Project Explained

The National Disabled Women's Educational Equity Project was established by Corbett O'Toole in Berkeley, California, in 1980.^[1] It was a three-year research and demonstration project.^[2] Based at the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF), the Project administered the first national survey on disability and gender.^[1] It also conducted the first national Conference on Disabled Women's Educational Equity, which was held in Bethesda, Maryland.^[3] It developed written materials for educators and counselors relevant to the needs of disabled women and girls.^[2] It also developed a book about role models for disabled teenage girls called No More Stares.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Disability History Timeline . 2002 . Rehabilitation Research & Training Center on Independent Living Management . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131220065328/http://isc.temple.edu/neighbor/ds/disabilityrightstimeline.htm . 2013-12-20 .
2. Web site: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related ... - United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Google Books. google.com. 1983.
3. Book: Dr. Rozzano C. Locsin RN. Dr. Marguerite Purnell. A Contemporary Nursing Process: The (Un)Bearable Weight of Knowing in Nursing. 10 April 2009. Springer Publishing Company. 978-0-8261-2579-8. 308–.
4. Web site: No More Stares - Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund . 28 February 2019 .