Access and Opportunities: A Guide to Disability Awareness
The VSA arts' Disability Awareness Guide is available in PDF format to view and print offline.

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The VSA arts' Disability Awareness Guide was prepared by VSA arts as an informational tool for those who want to gain additional knowledge about disability and tips for social etiquette and positive interactions. When the first edition of the guide was printed in 1992, it instantly became VSA arts’ most frequently requested publication. Artists, educators and others found it to be a valuable resource in beginning their understanding of people with disabilities.

This revised edition contains updated information on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as well as recent information about people with specific disabilities. The new edition also includes a chapter on the history of the disability movement to give readers a more complete understanding of the issues surrounding the disability community.

The guide should be viewed as a starting point for readers to increase their basic knowledge, initiate discussion, and clarify myths and facts about people with disabilities. It is a tool that will start readers on their way to a better understanding of disability issues and the disability community as a whole.