The struggle for disability rights in the U.S.
Dramatic and defining moments in American history come vividly the life in the Cornerstones of Freedom series.
This book provides a sound overview of the field of disabilities studies by integrating a review of the three major variations of disabilities: physical disabilities, cognitive disabilities and mental retardation....
In this updated edition, Doris Zames Fleischer and Frieda Zames expand their encyclopedic history of the struggle for disability rights in the United States, to include the past ten years of disability rights activism.The book includes a ...
Based on interviews with almost a hundred activists, this book provides a detailed history of the struggle for disability rights in the United States.
This book provides a sound overview of the field of disabilities studies by integrating a review of the three major variations of disabilities: physical disabilities, cognitive disabilities and mental retardation....
Traces the development of the disability-rights movement in fighting discrimination against the handicapped and in securing civil rights for the disabled.