The Disability Rights Movement
Author: Doris Fleischer
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9781439904213
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe struggle for disability rights in the U.S.
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Law and the Contradictions of the Disability Rights Movement
Author: Samuel R. Bagenstos
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2009-06-23
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 0300155433
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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 people with disabilities continue to be unemployed at extremely high rates. In this timely book, Samuel R. Bagenstos examines the history of the movement and discusses the various, often-conflicting projects of diverse participants. He argues that while the courts deserve some criticism, some may also be fairly aimed at the choices made by prominent disability rights activists as they crafted and argued for the ADA. The author concludes with an assessment of the limits of antidiscrimination law in integrating and empowering people with disabilities, and he suggests new policy directions to make these goals a reality.
What We Have Done
Author: Fred Pelka
Publisher: Univ of Massachusetts Press
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 658
ISBN-13: 1558499199
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCompelling first-person accounts of the struggle to secure equal rights for Americans with disabilities
Human Rights and Disability Advocacy
Author: Maya Sabatello
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 0812245474
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHuman Rights and Disability Advocacy brings together perspectives from civil society representatives who played key roles in the drafting of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, shedding light on the emergent practices of a "new diplomacy" and the larger enterprise of human rights advocacy at the international level.
The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Disability Rights Movement
Author: Fred Pelka
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: 1997-09
Total Pages: 448
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNow students, general readers, advocates, rehabilitation professionals, and others seeking to learn more about the history and progress of the disability rights movement can turn to a valuable new reference book, The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Disability Rights Movement. The book is designed as a general introduction to the many varied influences on the growth of this movement, including notable individuals, some of whom will be familiar to general readers, while others remain virtually unknown outside of the communities they have affected. Here, through fascinating biographical narratives, their contributions are highlighted. Nearly 500 alphabetically arranged entries explore landmark laws and court cases, prominent figures, historic events, issues, notable programs, key concepts, and centers of disability culture and education. With a detailed chronology, extensive cross-referencing, illustrations, and a subject index, this volume is an exceptionally useful reference for anyone seeking to better understand the people and events shaping the American disability rights movement.
No Pity
Author: Joseph P. Shapiro
Publisher: Crown
Published: 2011-06-22
Total Pages: 397
ISBN-13: 0307798321
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“A sensitive look at the social and political barriers that deny disabled people their most basic civil rights.”—The Washington Post “The primer for a revolution.”—The Chicago Tribune “Nondisabled Americans do not understand disabled ones. This book attempts to explain, to nondisabled people as well as to many disabled ones, how the world and self-perceptions of disabled people are changing. It looks at the rise of what is called the disability rights movement—the new thinking by disabled people that there is no pity or tragedy in disability and that it is society’s myths, fears, and stereotypes that most make being disabled difficult.”—from the Introduction
The Disability Rights Movement
Author: Deborah Kent
Publisher: Children's Press(CT)
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9780516066325
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDramatic and defining moments in American history come vividly the life in the Cornerstones of Freedom series.
Being Heumann
Author: Judith Heumann
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 2020-02-25
Total Pages: 458
ISBN-13: 080701950X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year for Nonfiction "...an essential and engaging look at recent disability history."— Buzzfeed One of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her personal story of fighting for the right to receive an education, have a job, and just be human. A story of fighting to belong in a world that wasn’t built for all of us and of one woman’s activism—from the streets of Brooklyn and San Francisco to inside the halls of Washington—Being Heumann recounts Judy Heumann’s lifelong battle to achieve respect, acceptance, and inclusion in society. Paralyzed from polio at eighteen months, Judy’s struggle for equality began early in life. From fighting to attend grade school after being described as a “fire hazard” to later winning a lawsuit against the New York City school system for denying her a teacher’s license because of her paralysis, Judy’s actions set a precedent that fundamentally improved rights for disabled people. As a young woman, Judy rolled her wheelchair through the doors of the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in San Francisco as a leader of the Section 504 Sit-In, the longest takeover of a governmental building in US history. Working with a community of over 150 disabled activists and allies, Judy successfully pressured the Carter administration to implement protections for disabled peoples’ rights, sparking a national movement and leading to the creation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Candid, intimate, and irreverent, Judy Heumann’s memoir about resistance to exclusion invites readers to imagine and make real a world in which we all belong.
Disability Rights Movement
Author: Tim McNeese
Publisher: ABDO
Published: 2014-09-01
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 1617838861
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the face of injustice, people band together to work for change, and through their influence, what was once unthinkable becomes common. This title traces the history of the disability rights movement in the United States, including the key players, watershed moments, and legislative battles that have driven social change. Iconic images and informative sidebars accompany compelling text that follows the movement from the work of early activists to bring dignity to the lives of people in institutions through the fight to make society adapt to the needs of people with disabilities and up to new legislative triumphs in the late twentieth and early twenty-first century. Features include a glossary, selected bibliography, Web sites, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
Disability Rights Movement
Author: Amy Hayes
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published: 2016-12-15
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 1499426798
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPeople with disabilities have faced great struggle and inequality. This volume explores the ways in which people with disabilities have fought for their right to equal access, equal opportunities, and equal treatment. Key figures and events are highlighted to give readers a well-rounded sense of the movement. Photographs and primary sources bring the movement to life. Readers are challenged to think about what could be changed in the future to help people with disabilities live a full, fair life.
