In search of freedom : how persons with disabilities have been disenfranchised from the mainstream of American society and how the search for freedom continues /

In search of freedom : how persons with disabilities have been disenfranchised from the mainstream of American society and how the search for freedom continues /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Bryan, Willie V.
Edition:	2nd ed.
Imprint:	Springfield, Ill. : Charles C Thomas, ©2006.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	People with disabilities -- Civil rights -- United States. Discrimination against people with disabilities -- United States. Sociology of disability -- United States. Discrimination against people with disabilities. People with disabilities -- Civil rights. Sociology of disability. United States. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11135414

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ISBN:	9780398084509 0398084505
Notes:	Title from PDF title page (viewed on June 6, 2012). Includes bibliographical reference and index. English.
Summary:	This updated and expanded new edition continues the theme of the first edition of emphasizing the struggles in which persons with disabilities have engaged, the barriers they have had to overcome, and the barriers they continue to face in their quest to obtain freedom. A major point is that disabilities are a part of life and everyone has limitations, therefore, persons with disabilities should be treated the same as any other human. The disability rights movement and its role in placing the demands of persons with disabilities before American society are discussed. Legislative action that imp.
Other form:	0-398-07622-7

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Item Description:	Title from PDF title page (viewed on June 6, 2012).
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical reference and index.
ISBN:	9780398084509 0398084505