Network of Illinois Voters with Disabilities

Network of Illinois Voters with Disabilities
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Total Pages : 8
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ISBN-10 : OCLC:23071079
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Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis Network of Illinois Voters with Disabilities by : Network of Illinois Voters with Disabilities

Securing the Vote

Securing the Vote
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 181
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ISBN-10 : 9780309476478
ISBN-13 : 030947647X
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis Securing the Vote by : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

During the 2016 presidential election, America's election infrastructure was targeted by actors sponsored by the Russian government. Securing the Vote: Protecting American Democracy examines the challenges arising out of the 2016 federal election, assesses current technology and standards for voting, and recommends steps that the federal government, state and local governments, election administrators, and vendors of voting technology should take to improve the security of election infrastructure. In doing so, the report provides a vision of voting that is more secure, accessible, reliable, and verifiable.

Clearinghouse Review

Clearinghouse Review
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Total Pages : 716
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ISBN-10 : UFL:30031002022191
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Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis Clearinghouse Review by :

Congressional Record

Congressional Record
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Total Pages : 1414
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ISBN-10 : UCR:31210026415578
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Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis Congressional Record by : United States. Congress

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Communities in Action

Communities in Action
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 583
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ISBN-10 : 9780309452960
ISBN-13 : 0309452961
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis Communities in Action by : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome.

The Law and the Deaf

The Law and the Deaf
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Total Pages : 252
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105044313133
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Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis The Law and the Deaf by : Lowell J. Myers

Press Summary - Illinois Information Service

Press Summary - Illinois Information Service
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Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : UIUC:30112086596969
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Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis Press Summary - Illinois Information Service by : Illinois Information Service

Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act

Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act
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Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : UCR:31210014740573
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Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on House Administration. Subcommittee on Elections

Nothing About Us Without Us

Nothing About Us Without Us
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 215
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ISBN-10 : 9780520925441
ISBN-13 : 0520925440
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis Nothing About Us Without Us by : James I. Charlton

James Charlton has produced a ringing indictment of disability oppression, which, he says, is rooted in degradation, dependency, and powerlessness and is experienced in some form by five hundred million persons throughout the world who have physical, sensory, cognitive, or developmental disabilities. Nothing About Us Without Us is the first book in the literature on disability to provide a theoretical overview of disability oppression that shows its similarities to, and differences from, racism, sexism, and colonialism. Charlton's analysis is illuminated by interviews he conducted over a ten-year period with disability rights activists throughout the Third World, Europe, and the United States. Charlton finds an antidote for dependency and powerlessness in the resistance to disability oppression that is emerging worldwide. His interviews contain striking stories of self-reliance and empowerment evoking the new consciousness of disability rights activists. As a latecomer among the world's liberation movements, the disability rights movement will gain visibility and momentum from Charlton's elucidation of its history and its political philosophy of self-determination, which is captured in the title of his book. Nothing About Us Without Us expresses the conviction of people with disabilities that they know what is best for them. Charlton's combination of personal involvement and theoretical awareness assures greater understanding of the disability rights movement.

The Moment of Complexity

The Moment of Complexity
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 353
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ISBN-10 : 9780226791180
ISBN-13 : 0226791181
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis The Moment of Complexity by : Mark C. Taylor

We live in a moment of unprecedented complexity, an era in which change occurs faster than our ability to comprehend it. With "The Moment of Complexity", Mark C. Taylor offers a map for the unfamiliar terrain opening in our midst, unfolding an original philosophy of our time through a remarkable synthesis of science and culture. According to Taylor, complexity is not just a breakthrough scientific concept but the defining quality of the post-Cold War era. The flux of digital currents swirling around us, he argues, has created a new network culture with its own distinctive logic and dynamic.