On a hot July day in 1854, 24-year-old schoolteacher Elizabeth Jennings, accompanied by a friend, attempted to board a horse-drawn trolley to attend Sunday church services in Lower Manhattan. The Irish conductor refused, telling Jennings, who was African American, to await a horsecar for "her people." When Jennings resisted, the…

This module on owning and operating a wheelchair transportation service is one of 36 in a series on entrepreneurship. The introduction tells the student what topics will be covered and suggests other modules to read in related occupations. Each unit includes student goals, a case study, and a discussion of the unit subject matter. Learning…

This is the fifteenth in a set of 36 teacher guides to the Entrepreneurial Training modules and accompanies CE 031 058. Its purpose is to give students some idea of what it is like to own and operate a wheelchair transportation service. Following an overview are general notes on use of the module. Suggested steps for module use contain suggestions…