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. The ADA can lay claim to notable successes, yet peopl...

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Main Author: Bagenstos, Samuel R.
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven Yale University Press 23.06.2009
Edition:1
Subjects:
Civil rights
Discrimination against people with disabilities
Discrimination against people with disabilities > Law and legislation > United States
Law
LAW / Disability
Law and legislation
Legal status, laws, etc
People with disabilities
People with disabilities > Civil rights > United States
People with disabilities > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States
United States
ISBN:9780300124491, 030012449X
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments 1: Introduction 2: The Projects of the American Disability Rights Movement 3: Defining Disability 4: The Role of Accommodation in Disability Discrimination Law 5: Disability and Safety Risks 6: Disability, Life, Death, and Choice 7: The Limits of the Antidiscrimination Model 8: Future Directions in Disability Law Notes Index
  • Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- ONE: Introduction -- TWO: The Projects of the American Disability Rights Movement -- THREE: Defining Disability -- FOUR: The Role of Accommodation in Disability Discrimination Law -- FIVE: Disability and Safety Risks -- SIX: Disability, Life, Death, and Choice -- SEVEN: The Limits of the Antidiscrimination Model -- EIGHT: Future Directions in Disability Law -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z
  • 5. Disability and Safety Risks --
  • Contents --
  • 1. Introduction --
  • Index
  • 8. Future Directions in Disability Law --
  • 3. Defining Disability --
  • 7. The Limits of the Antidiscrimination Model --
  • Frontmatter --
  • Notes --
  • 2. The Projects of the American Disability Rights Movement --
  • 4. The Role of Accommodation in Disability Discrimination Law --
  • 6. Disability, Life, Death, and Choice --
  • Preface and Acknowledgments --