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Bagenstos, Samuel R.

Law and the contradictions of the disability rights movement / Law & the contradictions of the disability rights movement Samuel R. Bagenstos. - New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2009. - 1 online resource (xii, 228 pages)

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.

ISBN: 9780300155433 (electronic bk.) 0300155433 (electronic bk.) (cloth ; alk. paper) (cloth ; alk. paper)

Source: 22573/ctt1141kz JSTOR

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA927391 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
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.
LAW--Constitutional.
LAW--Public.
LAW--Disability.
Discrimination against people with disabilities--Law and legislation.
People with disabilities--Civil rights.
People with disabilities--Legal status, laws, etc.
Law.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: KF480 / .B34 2009eb

Dewey Class. No.: 342.7308/7