Disabled Rights: American Disability Policy and the Fight for Equality

by Jacqueline Vaughn Switzer and Jacqueline Vaughn

Book Overview

"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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878408983
• ISBN13: 9780878408986
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher