Preserving Disability

<p><em style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Preserving Disability: Disability and the Archival Profession </em><span style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>weaves together first-person narratives and case studies contributed from disabled archivists and disabled archives users bringing critical perspectives and approaches to the archival profession. Contributed chapters span topics such as accessibility of archives and first-person experiences researching disability collections for </span><em style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>disabled archives users</em><span style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>; disclosure and accommodations and self-advocacy of </span><em style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>disabled archivists</em><span style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>; and processing and stewarding </span><em style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>disability-related collections</em><span style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>. Collectively these works address the nuances of both disability and archives-critically drawing attention to the histories present experiences and future possibilities of the archival profession.</span></p><p></p>