This is just to remind folks that A Journey through History won't be meeting
at its regular time tonight due to Super Tuesday. It will meet next Tuesday
at the usual time.
Alan
A JOURNEY THROUGH HISTORY to meet on March 10 (temporary change only).
In deference to those wishing to follow the election on SUPER TUESDAY, March
3, Journey Through History will move to March tenth, this month only.
A true "PROFILE IN COURAGE" of a blind lawyer in China seeking justice
despite beatings and imprisonment.
Join us on 3/10/2020at8:00 PM eastern time.
NLS ANNOTATION
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/DB81198> The
barefoot lawyer: a blind man's fight for justice and freedom in China
DB81198
Chen, Guangcheng. Reading time: 14 hours, 4 minutes.
Read by David Shih. A production of the National Library Service for the
Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.
Disability
Legal Issues
World History and Affairs
Chen grew up poor and blind in rural China, becoming an activist on behalf
of disability rights. He was imprisoned by the Chinese government for four
years, and he and his family were under house arrest until his daring escape
to the American embassy in 2012. Commercial audiobook. 2015.
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/book/srch/DB81198> Download
The barefoot lawyer: a blind man's fight for justice and freedom in China
Commercial audiobook. 2019.
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Accessible world Contacts:
Robert Acosta: Chair Emeritus
www.accessibleWorld.org <http://www.accessibleworld.org/> and
www.RadioOutofthePast.org <http://www.radiooutofthepast.org/>
Phone: 818-998-0044
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Alan Lemly: Accessible World Co-Chair
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The Accessible World, a division of Helping Hands for the Blind, a 501(c)
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disabled community and the professionals who serve them by providing highly
relevant information about new products, services, and training
opportunities designed specifically to eliminate geographic and access
barriers that adversely affect them.
Don Queen