July celebrates Disability Pride Month, a month dedicated to promote disability awareness and recognize the adversity that the community experiences and navigates in today's modern day society. July 26th is the anniversary of the passing of The Americans with Disabilities Act or prominently known as National Disability Independence Day (1990). “Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn’t mean he lacks vision.” – Stevie Wonder
Discover some of the chosen titles specifically selected by Fatoma Rad, MS LIS, MA HEA, Acquisitions Librarian at Farmingdale State College's Greenley Library. In an unending pursuit of sustaining and establishing a safe and equitable culture, we encourage you to explore the outlined list of literary works below. We hope you take advantage of this month's selection, all feedback is welcome.
- Seven Steps to College Success: A Pathway for Students with Disabilities
- Physical Book in Library
- Hamblet, Elizabeth C. Seven Steps to College Success : a Pathway for Students with Disabilities. Third edition., Rowman & Littlefield, 2023.
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- College Success for Students with Physical Disabilities: Strategies and tips to make
the most of your college experience.
- Available on line
- Tiedemann, Chris Wise. College Success for Students with Physical Disabilities : Strategies and Tips to Make the Most of Your College Experience. Routledge, 2021.
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- LGBTQ+ College Students with Disabilities: Demographic Profile and Perceptions of
Well-being
- Available on line
- Miller, Ryan A., et al. “LGBTQ+ College Students with Disabilities: Demographic Profile and Perceptions of Well-Being.” Journal of LGBT Youth, vol. 18, no. 1, 2021, pp. 60–77, https://doi.org/10.1080/19361653.2019.1706686.
- Disability Pride Month
- Seven Steps to College Success: Pathway for Students with Disabilities
- Physical Book in Library
- Hamblet, Elizabeth C. Seven Steps to College Success : a Pathway for Students with Disabilities. Third edition., Rowman & Littlefield, 2023.
- Disability Pride Month
- Academic Performance of First-Generation College Students with Disabilities
- Available on line
- Lombardi, Allison R., et al. “Academic Performance of First-Generation College Students with Disabilities.” Journal of College Student Development, vol. 53, no. 6, 2012, pp. 811–26, https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2012.0082.
- Disability Pride Month