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Stevie Wonder

Blind since shortly after birth, this Grammy Award-winning singer has had more than 30 No. 1 singles to hit the charts.

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A Letter from Hellen Keller

A letter sent from Helen Keller to Mabel Hubbard Bell, August 20, 1893. In it, Helen Keller describes her visit to the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair.

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Veterans History Project

Disabled Veterans: The Unhealed Wounds. For disabled veterans, their wounds of war are daily facts of life. They are obstacles or impediments, but for the men and woman in these stories, they are not roadblocks.

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Americans with Disabilities Act

Signed into law by Pres. George H.W. Bush, the ADA is a wide-ranging civil rights law that prohibits, under certain circumstances, discrimination based on disability.

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For Teachers 

Put the power of primary sources to work in the classroom. Browse ready-to-use lesson plans, student activities, collection guides and research aids.

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