Law and the contradictions of the disability rights movement
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| Sprache: | English |
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| Beschreibung: | Paralleltitel: Law & the contradictions of the disability rights movement Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-222) and index 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 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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| Beschreibung: | xii, 228 pages |
| ISBN: | 9780300155433 0300155433 9780300124491 030012449X 1282353047 9781282353046 |