Coordinator of Programs for Handicapped

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Summary

In 1979 Janice Majewski is named to the newly created position of Smithsonian Institution coordinator of programs for the handicapped. The new office, launched with the aid of a 1-year grant from Smithsonian trust funds, soon established two phone lines to provide information to handicapped visitors, one of which is a TTY line. Established by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, the office is able to provide sign and oral interpreters for lectures, programs, and tours with 24 hour advance notice.

Subject

  • Majewski, Janice 1951-
  • Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Torch, 1/1979, p. 10.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1979

Topic

  • Women
  • Telecommunications devices for the deaf
  • Smithsonian Institution
  • Personnel management
  • People with disabilities
  • Employees
  • Museums
  • Museums and people with disabilities
  • Disabilities
  • Smithsonian Institution--Employees

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