Law and the contradictions of the disability rights movement:
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Main Author: Bagenstos, Samuel R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven Yale University Press ©2009
Subjects:
Online Access:FAW01
FAW02
Item Description: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
Physical Description:xii, 228 pages
ISBN:9780300155433
0300155433
9780300124491
030012449X
1282353047
9781282353046

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