Doris Zames Fleischer
The Disability Rights Movement
- ISBN 13:
- 9781439907443
- author:
- Doris Zames Fleischer
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Temple University Press,U.S.
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 360
- Dimensions:
- 25.15 x 17.53 x 1.52 centimetres
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Politics, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Disability Rights Movement From Charity to Confrontation by Doris Zames Fleischer and Frieda Zames
This updated edition explores the struggle for disability rights in the United States, covering the past ten years of activism. The authors delve into topics such as the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act, cross-disability civil and human rights, and changing perceptions of disability.
Based on interviews with over one hundred activists, this book tells a complex story of an ongoing movement seeking to create a more equitable society for people with disabilities.
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