Politics of empowerment : disability rights and the cycle of American policy reform
Title:
Politics of empowerment : disability rights and the cycle of American policy reform
Author:
Pettinicchio, David, author.
ISBN:
9781503600874
9781503609761
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
xviii, 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
The political evolution of disability -- It's ability, not disability, that counts -- Reshaping the policy agenda -- How disability advocacy made citizens out of clients -- Politics is pressure -- Empowering the government.
Abstract:
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 case of U.S. disability policy, countering long-held views of progress that privilege public demand as its primary driver--back cover.