Bagenstos, Samuel R.

Law and the contradictions of the disability rights movement [electronic resource] / Samuel R. Bagenstos. - New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, c2009. - 1 online resource (xii, 228 p.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990 was hailed as revolutionary legislation, but in the ensuing years restrictive Supreme Court decisions have prompted accusations that the Court has betrayed the disability rights movement. Here, the author examines the history of the movement.

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People with disabilities--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
Discrimination against people with disabilities--Law and legislation--United States.
People with disabilities--Civil rights--United States.
Law.
Disability & the law.

KF480 / .B34 2009

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