Enabling acts : the hidden story of how the Americans with Disabilities Act gave the largest us minority its rights

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Enabling acts : the hidden story of how the Americans with Disabilities Act gave the largest us minority its rights

Title remainder

the hidden story of how the Americans with Disabilities Act gave the largest us minority its rights

Statement of responsibility

Lennard J. Davis

Creator

• Davis, Lennard J., 1949-

Author

• Davis, Lennard J., 1949-

Subject

• People with disabilities -- Services for -- United States
• Discrimination against people with disabilities -- Law and legislation -- United States
• United States.
• People with disabilities -- United States -- Social conditions
• People with disabilities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States

Language

eng

Summary

• "The first significant book on the history and impact of the ADA--the "eyes on the prize" moment for disability rights The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the widest-ranging piece of civil rights legislation ever passed in the history of the United States, and it has become the model for most civil rights laws around the world. The untold story behind the act is anything but a dry account of bills and speeches, however. Rather, it's a fascinating story of how a group of leftist Berkeley hippies managed to make an alliance with upper-crust, conservative Republicans to bring about a truly bipartisan bill. In this riveting account, acclaimed disability scholar Lennard J. Davis tells the behind-the-scenes and on-the-ground story of a too-often ignored or forgotten civil rights fight, while illustrating the successes and shortcomings of the ADA in areas ranging from employment, education, and transportation to shifting social attitudes. Published for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the ADA, this book promises to powerfully ignite readers in a discussion of disability rights in America"--
• "This book is the first major book to focus exclusively on the history and impact of the ADA which was the widest ranging piece of civil rights legislation in the history of the United States and has become the model for most civil rights laws around the world. Yet the history isn't a dry account of bills and speeches. Rather it tells the fascinating story of how a group of leftist Berkeley hippies managed to make an alliance with upper-crust, conservative Republicans to bring about a truly bi-partisan bill. It covers how major politicians fought in public while staffers hammered out the details amidst public demonstrations by disability activists providing momentum for all. The book provides behind the scenes accounts and never-before published intrigues that led to a successful outcome. In addition, the book will assess the impact and legacy of the ADA through the stories of individuals who have been affected by the legislation"--

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DLC

Dewey number

342.7308/7

Illustrations

• illustrations
• plates

Index

index present

LC call number

KF480

LC item number

.D38 2015

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography