Social Work After the Americans with Disabilities ACT: New Challenges and Opportunities for Social Service Professionals

by John T. Pardeck

Book Overview

The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) is grounded in the human rights perspective. Like other civil rights legislation, the ADA is aimed at an oppressed group, persons with disabilities, who have been denied equal opportunities to participate in the larger society. As Pardeck makes clear, the goal of ADA, ending discrimination against people with disabilities in all facets of American life, is aligned with the philosophies and traditions of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865692777
• ISBN13: 9780865692770
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"