Law and the contradictions of the disability rights movement

Law and the contradictions of the disability rights movement /

The passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990 was hailed as revolutionary legislation, but in the ensuing years restrictive Supreme Court decisions have prompted accusations that the Court has betrayed the disability rights movement. Here, the author examines the history of the movement...

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Main Author: Bagenstos, Samuel R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2009
Subjects:
People with disabilities > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Discrimination against people with disabilities > Law and legislation > United States.
People with disabilities > Civil rights > United States.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The projects of the American disability rights movement
  • Defining disability
  • The role of accommodation in disability discrimination law
  • Disability and safety risks
  • Disability, life, death, and choice
  • The limits of the antidiscrimination model
  • Future directions in disability law.

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