Politics of empowerment : disability rights and the cycle of American policy reform /

Politics of empowerment : disability rights and the cycle of American policy reform /

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Author / Creator:	Pettinicchio, David, author.
Imprint:	Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2019] ©2019
Description:	xviii, 255 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	People with disabilities -- Civil rights -- United States -- History. People with disabilities -- Government policy -- United States -- History. Social movements -- United States -- History. People with disabilities -- Civil rights. People with disabilities -- Government policy. Social movements. United States. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11952800

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ISBN:	9781503600874 1503600874 9781503609761 1503609766
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-242) and index.
Summary:	Despite the progress of decades-old disability rights policy, including the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act, threats continue to undermine the well-being of this population. In Politics of Empowerment, David Pettinicchio offers a historically grounded analysis of the singular caseof U.S. disability policy, countering long-held views of progress that privilege public demand as its primary driver--back cover.
Other form:	Online version: Pettinicchio, David. Politics of empowerment. Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2019 9781503609778

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