Disabled Rights
![]() 328 pp., 6 x 9 Hardcover ISBN: 9780878408979 (0878408975) 328 pp., 6 x 9 Paperback ISBN: 9780878408986 (0878408983) eBook ISBN: 9781589013100 E-Inspection Request E-Inspection February 2003 LC: 2002013813 EXPLORE THIS TITLE DescriptionTable of Contents Reviews RELATED SITES Links to Nongovernmental Disability Organizations Links to Selected Disability Periodicals and Media |
Disabled Rights
American Disability Policy and the Fight for Equality
Jacqueline Vaughn Switzer
"Freedom and Justice for all" is a phrase that can have a hollow ring for many members of the disability community in the United States. Jacqueline Vaughn Switzer gives us a comprehensive introduction to and overview of U.S. disability policy in all facets of society, including education, the workplace, and social integration. Disabled Rights provides an interdisciplinary approach to the history and politics of the disability rights movement and assesses the creation and implementation, successes and failures of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by federal, state and local governments. Related Sites:
Jacqueline Vaughn Switzer is an associate professor of political science at Northern Arizona University.
Reviews
"Links to Nongovernmental Disability Organizations The following links are from Appendix C of Disabled Rights Adaptive Environments Center Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf Alliance for Technology Access American Association of People with Disabilities American Association for the Deaf-Blind American Association on Mental Retardation American Bar Association Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law American Council of the Blind American Diabetes Foundation American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT) American Foundation for the Blind American Institute of Architects American Society for Deaf Children Arthritis Foundation Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) Attention Deficit Information Network Autism Society of America Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Center for Universal Design Cochlear Implant Association Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Council for Disability Rights Council for Exceptional Children Disability Resources, Inc. Disability Rights Advocates Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc. Disabled Peoples International Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association Epilepsy Foundation International Dyslexia Association Job Accomodation Network (JAN) Justice for All League for the Hard of Hearing Learning Disabilities Association of America Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America Little People of America Lupus Foundation of America MadNation Mainstream, Inc. Mental Disability Rights International Mobility International USA Muscular Dystrophy Association National Alliance for the Mentally Ill National Association for the Visually Handicapped National Association of the Deaf National Association of Homebuilders Research Center Natioal Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems National Center for Dissemination of Disability Research National Council on Independent Living National Disability Party National Down Syndrome Society National Easter Seals Society National Federation of the Blind National Hemophilia Foundation National Mental Health Association National Multiple Sclerosis Society National Organization on Disability National Osteoporosis Foundation National Spinal Cord Injury Association Not Dead Yet Paralyzed Veterans of America Parkinson's Disease Foundation Rehabilitation International Self Help for Hard of Hearing People Society for Disability Studies Spina Bifida Association of America TASH United Cerebral Palsy Association Very Special Arts Western Law Center for Disability Rights World Institute on Disability"— "Links to Selected Disability Periodicals and Media The following links are from Appendix B of Disabled Rights Abilities ABILITY Magazine AccessWorld American Council of the Blind Radio AnAurora Magazine for Women Braille Forum Braille Monitor Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Electronic Newsletter Closing the Gap Council for Exceptional Children Online Dialogue Magazine Disability Resources Monthly Disability Studies Online Magazine Disability Studies Quarterly Disability Times Disability World Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association Action Enabled Online iCAN Online Inclusion Daily Express Justice for All E-Network Little People of America Online Mainstream Magazine Online Mouth National Alliance for the Mentally Ill E-News National Organization on Disability E-Newsletter New Mobility Magazine On A Roll Radio Ragged Edge Magazine Reach Out Magazine Volta Review/Volta Voices WE Magazine "— "Jacqueline Vaughn Switzer has captured the history, politics, and evolution—indeed the soul—of the civil rights movement for people with disabilities. Readers of this book will come away with a comprehensive understanding of the discrimination facing people with disabilities and the hard fought struggles which have created legal protections for Americans who experience disability."—Stephen L. Percy, director of Center for Urban Initiatives and Research & professor of political science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee "The particular strength of Switzer's book is the scope of its examination of disability policy, incorporating concepts from policy analysis, social science, and disability studies, as well as contemporary and historical accounts. The book should be a useful resource for anyone interested in disability policy and the context within which it operates."—Richard Scotch, professor of sociology and political economy, University of Texas at Dallas "Jacqueline Switzer has written a comprehensive treatment of this nation's disability policy with a remarkable depth of understanding. Switzer's work is fresh, powerful. This book is a must-read for anyone wanting to know what disability policy is, what it does and does not do, and why."—Kay Schriner, research professor, School of Social Work, University of Arkansas and founding editor of the Journal of Disability Policy Studies Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Demographics of Disability Understanding Disability Policy A Word about Language Chapter 1: Disabled Policymaking/Disabled Policy The Paradigm Shift Overview of the Policymaking Process Key Stakeholders Chapter 2: History of Segragation and Stereotypes "The Problem of Feeblemindedness" Assistance and Treatment The Stereotypes Continue Chapter 3: Compensation and Rehabilitation Historical Basis of Compensation Industrial-Related Disabilities Social Security The Disability Insurance Crisis Vocational Education 1973 Rehabilitation Act Education for Disabled Children Disability as a Business/Rehabilitation as an Industry Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 Chapter 4: Social and Political Activism Disability Rights as a Social Movement Disability Interest Groups Berkeley and the Independent Living Movement "The Splintered Universe" Coalition Building and Cross-Disability Activism Demonstrations and Protests Litigation Chapter 5: The ADA and the Vision of Equality Developing a Naitonal Policy: Early Initiatives Opening the Policy Window Policy Environment Legislative Building Blocks United We Stand Friends in High Places Legislative Process Stealth Campaign Opposition Forces Chapter 6: The ADA as Policy Provisions of the Law Implementation and Rulemaking Enforcement Litigation Key Litigation Issues Fusion of Positive and Negative Rights Chapter 7: Life beyond the ADA: Policy Hot Buttons Reproductive Rights and Technology Not Dead Yet Jerry's Kids and Telethons Christopher Reeve and the Myht of the Supercrip Deaf Culture and Cochlear Implants The Intergration Mandate Violence against People with Disabilities Invisible Disabilities Chapter 8: Status Report on Equality Attitudes and Public Opinion Employment Social Integration Barriers to Independence Transportation Health Care Housing Overall Analysis Epilogue Appendices Appendix A: Suggestions for Further Reading Appendix B: Selected Disability Periodicals and Media Appendix C: Annotated Guide to Nongovernmental Disability Organizations Appendix D: Chronology of Important Events in the History and Development of American Disability Policy Notes Index |