Description: Enabling Acts : The Hidden Story of How the Americans With Disabilities Act Gave the Largest US Minority Its Rights, Paperback by Davis, Lennard J., ISBN 0807059293, ISBN-13 9780807059296, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "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 theUnited 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, thisbook promises to powerfully ignite readers in a discussion of disability rights in America"--
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Book Title: Enabling Acts : The Hidden Story of How the Americans with Disabilities Act Gave the Largest US Minority Its Rights
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Beacon Press
Topic: Disability, Discrimination, People with Disabilities, Social History, Physical Impairments
Publication Year: 2016
Item Height: 0.8 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Law, Health & Fitness, Social Science, History
Item Weight: 11.8 Oz
Item Length: 8.9 in
Author: Lennard J. Davis
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
