870
Views
1
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

Silence on the stomping grounds: a case study of public communication about disability in the 1990s

Pages 809-823 | Received 01 Jan 2010, Accepted 21 Feb 2011, Published online: 16 Nov 2011

References

  • Alford, L.P. 1991. Memo to University Disabilities Advisory Committee. Records of the Office of Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Michael Hooker, 1995–1999 (#40026), September 19. University Archives, Wilson Library, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
  • Anon. 1992. Addressing access issues – physical and program – at Chapel Hill, Agenda. Records of the Office of the Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Paul Hardin, 1988–1995 (#40025), June 25. University Archives, Wilson Library, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
  • Anon. n.d. Addressing concerns and meeting the needs of disabled employees. Brochure, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  • Anon. 1992. Disability services providers directory. Records of the Office of Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Paul Hardin, 1988–1995 (#40025). University Archives, Wilson Library, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
  • Anon. 2000. Equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities. U.S Code vol. 42, sec.12102.
  • Aucoin, D. 2008. ‘The last great struggle’: A pioneer views disability as the final frontier of civil rights. The Boston Globe, February 26.
  • Becker , H.S. 1963 . Outsiders: Studies in the sociology of deviance , New York : The Free Press of Glencoe .
  • Berube , M.R. and Berube , C.T. 2010 . The moral university , Plymouth : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers .
  • Bolash, E. 1991. Tight budget limits extent of handicapped facilities. The Daily Tar Heel, January 30, 3.
  • Brady, K. 1994. Buffalo State will get $2.8 million to comply fully with disabilities act. Buffalo News, April 19.
  • Bryan , W. 2002 . Sociopolitical aspects of disabilities , Springfield, IL : Charles C. Thomas Publisher .
  • Cannon, R. 1989. Memo to Garland Hershey, Dennis O’Connor, Ben Tuchi. Records of the Office of the Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Paul Hardin, 1998–1995 (#40025), November 29. University Archives, Wilson Library, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
  • Cannon, R. 1990. Memo to Paul Hardin. Records of the Office of Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Paul Hardin, 1998–1995 (#40025), July 16. University Archives, Wilson Library, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
  • Cannon, R.J. 1992a. Memo to Archie B. Meyer, Sr. Records of the Office of Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Paul Hardin, 1988–1995 (#40025), May 21. University Archives, Wilson Library, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
  • Cannon, R.J. 1992b. Memo to Deans, Directors and Department Chairs. Records of the Affirmative Action Office, 1966-1994 (bulk 1973–1980) (#40029), May 6. University Archives, Wilson Library, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
  • Cannon, R.J. 1992c. Memo to Garland Hershey, Richard McCormick, Donald Boulton, and Wayne Jones. Records of the Office of the Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, May 29. University Archives, Wilson Library, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
  • Cannon, R.J. 1993. Memo to University Advisory Committee on Disabilities. Records of the Office of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Michael Hooker, 1995–1999 (#40026), September 10. University Archives, Wilson Library, UNC Chapel Hill, NC.
  • Center , A.H. and Jackson , P. 2003 . Public relations practices: Managerial case studies and problems , 6th ed. , Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall .
  • Clogston , J.S. A theoretical framework for studying media portrayals of persons with disabilities . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication . Minneapolis, MN.
  • Committee on Persons with Disabilities. 1991. Committee on persons with disabilities status report. Records of the Office of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, 1917–1999 (bulk 1960–1991) (#40076), May 30. University Archives, Wilson Library, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
  • Dalton, R.J., Jr. 1993. Town complies with handicapped-accessibility requirements, report says. The Daily Tar Heel, March 23, 3.
  • Davies , T. 1994 . Disabled by society? . Sociology Review , 3 ( 4 ) : 17
  • Duffy, J.T. 1990. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Evaluation of programs and services for students with disabilities. Records of the Office of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, 1917–1999 (bulk 1960–1991) (#40076), December. University Archives, Wilson Library, UNC Chapel Hill, Privately printed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Esposito, M.D. 1992. How is your company complying with the ADA? Management Accounting (USA) 74, no. 5 (November): 30–2.
  • Fleischer , D.Z. and Zames , F. 2001 . The disability rights movement: From clarity to confrontation , Philadelphia : Temple University Press .
  • Francis , L.P. and Silvers , A. 2000 . Americans with disabilities: Exploring implications of the law for individuals and institutions , New York : Routledge .
  • Fry, E.H. 1994. The 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act and the employer’s obligation to accommodate. SAM Advanced Management Journal 59, no. 2 (spring): 4–9.
  • Gliedman , J. and Roth , W. 1980 . The unexpected minority: Handicapped children in America , New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich .
  • Goode , J. 2007 . ‘Managing disability’: Early experiences of university students with disabilities . Disability & Society , 22 ( 1 ) : 35 – 48 .
  • Haller , B. 2000 . “ If they limp, they lead? News representations and the hierarchy of disability images ” . In Handbook of communication and people with disabilities: Research and application , Edited by: Braithwaite , D.O. and Thompson , T.L. 273 – 288 . Mahwah, NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates .
  • Halverson, G. 1990. Parts of campus still inaccessible to handicapped. The Daily Tar Heel, June 7, 1.
  • Hardin, P. 1990. Memo to Vice Chancellors, Deans, Directors and Department Chairs. Records of the Office of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. 1917–1999 (bulk 1960–1991) (#40076), August 24. University Archives, Wilson Library, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
  • Hardin, P. 1991a. Memo to Audreye Johnson. Records of the Office of the Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Paul Hardin, 1988–1995 (#40025), October 14. University Archives, Wilson Library, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
  • Hardin, P. 1991b. Memo to Robert J. Cannon. Records of the Office of the Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Paul Hardin, 1988–1995 (#40025), November 6. University Archives, Wilson Library, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
  • Hardin, P. 1992. Addressing access issues – physical and program – at Chapel Hill. Speech. Records of the Office of Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Paul Hardin, 1988–1995 (#40025), June 25. University Archives, Wilson Library, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
  • Harlan , S.L. and Robert , P.M. 1998 . The social construction of disability in organizations . Work and Occupations , 25 ( 4 ) : 397 – 436 .
  • Herman , R. 2004 . What’s the difference? . Paraplegia News , 58 ( 9 ) : 53 – 56 .
  • Holmes, S.A. 1990. The disabled find a voice, and make sure it is heard. New York Times, March 18, sec. 4.
  • Institute of Medicine (US) and the Committee on Disability in America . 2007 . The future of disability in America , Edited by: Field , M.J. and Jette , A.M. Washington, DC : National Academies Press .
  • Johnstone , D. 2001 . An introduction to disability studies , 2nd ed. , London : David Fulton Publishers .
  • Katz, L. 2005. Personal communication with the author, April 26.
  • Kezar , A.J. , Chambers , T.C. and Burkhardt , J.C. 2005 . Higher education for the public good: Emerging voices from a national movement , San Francisco : Jossey-Bass .
  • Konur , O. 2000 . Creating enforceable civil rights for disabled students in higher education: An institutional theory perspective . Disability & Society , 15 ( 2 ) : 1041 – 1063 .
  • Laarman, L.M. 1992. Recent events may indicate costly threat to health plans. Business Insurance 26, no. 47 (November 16): 23–4.
  • Ledingham , J.A. 2003 . Explicating relationship management as a general theory of public relations . Journal of Public Relations Research , 15 ( 2 ) : 181 – 198 .
  • Magner , D. 1996 . Fewer professors believe western culture should be the cornerstone of the college curriculum: A survey finds a growing commitment to diversity and multiculturalism . The Chronicle of Higher Education , 43 ( 3 ) : A12 – A15 .
  • Marshall , C. and Oliva , M. 2010 . Leadership for social justice: Making revolutions in education , 2nd ed. , Boston : Allyn & Bacon .
  • Marshall , C. and Ward , M. 2004 . The strengths and targets for social justice training . Journal of School Leadership , 14 ( 5 ) : 530 – 563 .
  • Meek, G. 1991. Handicapped students have many opportunities to take part in campus activities. The Daily Tar Heel, January 31, 3.
  • Mishra, J. 1995. The ADA helps – but not much. Public Personnel Management 25, no. 4 (Winter): 429–40.
  • Moss , K. and Burris , S. 2007 . “ The employment discrimination provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act: Implementation and impact ” . In The future of disability in America , Edited by: Field , M.J. and Jette , A.M. 453 – 477 . Washington, DC : National Academies Press .
  • Najarian , C.G. 2008 . Deaf women: Educational experiences and self-identity . Disability & Society , 23 ( 2 ) : 117 – 128 .
  • Newman, F., L. Couturier, and J. Scurry. 2004. Higher education isn’t meeting the public’s needs. The Chronicle of Higher Education 51, no. 8 (October 15): B6.
  • O’Brien , R. 2003 . From a doctor’s to a judge’s gaze: Epistemic communities and the history of disability rights policy in the workplace . Polity , 35 ( 3 ) : 325 – 347 .
  • Paisley , W. 2001 . “ Public communication campaigns: The American experience ” . In Public Communication Campaigns , Edited by: Rice , R. and Clark , C.K. Jr . 15 – 39 . Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage .
  • Parham, M.M. 1991. Understanding of handicapped increased by defining specific disabilities. The Daily Tar Heel, January 29, 3.
  • Parsons , M.D. 2005 . Higher education is just another special interest . The Chronicle of Higher Education , 51 ( 22 ) : B20
  • Pfeiffer , D. 1993 . Overview of the disability movement: History legislative record, and political implications . Policy Studies Journal , 21 ( 4 ) : 724 – 734 .
  • Pfeiffer , D. 1994 . The Americans with Disabilities Act: Costly mandates or civil rights? . Disability & Society , 9 ( 4 ) : 533 – 542 .
  • Pfeiffer , D. 1996 . ‘We won’t go back’: The ADA on the grass roots level . Disability & Society , 11 ( 2 ) : 271 – 284 .
  • Philadelphia Enquirer. 1993. 7 disabled students sue Penn State, July 2, 4.
  • Pitz, M. 1993. Disabled students sue PSU on access. Pittsburgh Post Gazzette, July 1, B1.
  • Rice , R.E. and Atkin , C.K. 2002 . “ Communication campaigns: Theory, design, implementation, and evaluation ” . In Media effects: Advances in theory and research , Edited by: Bryant , J. and Zillmann , D. 427 – 451 . Mahwah, NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum and Associates .
  • Robblee, S. 1992. Learning skills director resigns in frustration. The Daily Tar Heel, October 28, 1.
  • Robert , P. 2003 . Disability oppression in the contemporary US capitalist workplace . Science & Society , 67 ( 2 ) : 136 – 159 .
  • Roche, T. 1993.Violations of disabilities act cited at USF, FSU campuses. St. Petersburg Times, November 28, 4B.
  • Russ, E. 1992. Town planning to make buildings more accessible to handicapped. The Daily Tar Heel, April 1, 3 and 9.
  • Russell , M. 2002 . What disability civil rights cannot do: Employment and political economy . Disability & Society , 17 ( 2 ) : 117 – 135 .
  • Scott, C.R., and D.M. Baun. 1992. The Americans with Disabilities Act: An employer’s perspective. SAM Advanced Management Journal 57, no. 2 (spring): 8–12.
  • Seeley, A. 1993. Inaccessible buildings, bikes fastened to ramp and stair railings, cars parked in their reserved spaces – these are the problems confronting physically disabled citizens. The Daily Tar Heel, March 3, 5.
  • Seligman, D. 1993. The ADA gravy train. Fortune 127, no. 13 (June 28): 150–1.
  • Shapiro , J. 1994a . Disability policy and the media: A stealth civil rights movement bypasses the press and defies conventional wisdom . Policy Studies Journal , 22 ( 1 ) : 123 – 132 .
  • Shapiro , J.P. 1994b . “ Disability rights as civil rights: The struggle for recognition ” . In The disabled, the media, and the information , Edited by: Nelson , J.A. 59 – 67 . Westport, CT : Greenwood Press .
  • Silent Spring . 2003 . President’s message . Liberal Education , 89 ( 2 ) : 2 – 3 .
  • Siminski , P. 2003 . Patterns of disability and norms of participation through the life course: Empirical support for a social model of disability . Disability & Society , 18 ( 6 ) : 707 – 718 .
  • Smith , M. 1991 . Newspapers must be the engine to fuel change for the disabled . Editor and Publisher , 124 ( 52 ) : 40
  • Startt , J.D. and Sloan , Wm.D. 2003 . Historical methods in mass communication , Northport, AL : Vision Press .
  • Stroman , D. 2003 . The disability rights movement: From deinstitutionalization to self-determination , Lanham, MD : University Press of America .
  • The Daily Tar Heel. 1992. Town seeks input on federal disability act, April 6, 3.
  • UNC University Library. 2010. Introduction. ‘I raised my hand to volunteer’ exhibit. http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/exhibits/protests/ (accessed October 15, 2010).
  • University Gazette. 1992. Committee seeks to make campus more hospitable to the disabled, December 2, 4.
  • University Gazette. 1994. Committee seeks to make buildings accessible, March 9, 12.
  • US Census Bureau. 2009. Americans with Disabilities Act: July 26. Fact sheet. US Census Bureau News, May 26. http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/cb09ff-13.pdf (accessed June 2, 2009).
  • Weisbrot , R. 1990 . Freedom bound: A history of America’s civil rights movement , New York : W.W. Norton & Company .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.