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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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Kids

Rescue & Jessica : a life-changing friendship by Jessica Kensky (Book, Hoopla eAudiobook, Hoopla Read Along)
El deafo by Cece Bell (Book, Overdrive eBook, Hoopla eBook)
Fish in a tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt (Book, Audiobook, Overdrive eBook, Overdrive eAudiobook)
Don't call me special : a first look at disability by Pat Thomas (Book, Hoopla eBook)
Her own two feet : a Rwandan girl's brave fight to walk by Meredith Davis (Book, Hoopla eAudiobook)
Gabe & Izzy : standing up for America's bullied by Gabrielle Ford (Book, Hoopla eAudiobook)
This kid can fly : it's about ability (not disability) by Aaron Philip (Book, Hoopla eBook)
Six dots : a story of young Louis Braille by Jen Bryant (Book, Hoopla Read Along)

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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

ADA and Your Rights at School and Work by Kerry Elizabeth Benson (Hoopla eBook)
Haben : the deafblind woman who conquered Harvard Law by Haben Girma (Book)
Detroit's Deaf Heritage by Kathleen Brockway (Hoopla eBook)
A Disability History of the United States by Kim E. Nielsen (Book)
No Time Like the Future: An optimist considers mortality by Michael J. Fox (Book)
The Story of a Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon (Audiobook)
The Way I See It: a personal look at autism and Asperger's by Temple Grandin (Book)