05120oam 2200505 450 991016283600332120190911103510.0979-82-16-07482-31-4408-3923-9(OCoLC)959080898(MiFhGG)GVRL7JSO(EXLCZ)99371000000104457520160808h20172017 uy 0engurun|---uuuuardacontentrdamediardacarrierDisability and U.S. politics participation, policy, and controversy /Dana Lee Baker, editorSanta Barbara, California :Praeger, and imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,[2017]�20171 online resource (2 volumes) illustrationsGale eBooks1-4408-3922-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page: Volume 1 -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One. Introduction -- Chapter Two. Tracing the Roots of Disability Rhetoric in the United States -- Chapter Three. Policies of Disability: From Ugly Ordinances to the Disability Rights Movement -- Chapter Four. Autism in the News: Content Analysis of Autism Coverage in Canadian Newspapers -- Chapter Five. Disability and Voting -- Chapter Six. Differently Abled American Politicians and the Impact of Their Abilities on Their Lives, Careers, and Policies -- Chapter Seven. Gender, Disability, and Political Participation -- Chapter Eight. The Intersections of Disability and Race/Ethnicity: Issues and Potential Solutions -- Chapter Nine. Immigrating While Disabled: Culture, Education, and Medicine Collide -- Chapter Ten. Disabilities and Aging -- Chapter Eleven. Abortion, Death, and Disability -- Chapter Twelve. Concluding Thoughts -- About the Editor and Contributors -- Index -- Title Page: Volume 2 -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One. Introduction -- Chapter Two. The Americans with Disabilities Act and Its Case Law -- Chapter Three. Getting There: Intersections of Identity and the Journey toward Accessible Transportation -- Chapter Four. The Social Safety Net for Disabled Persons -- Chapter Five. The History of Special Education in the United States -- Chapter Six. Navigating with Disabilities in the U.S. Health Care System -- Chapter Seven. Beyond Isolation: When Care Turns to Abuse -- Chapter Eight. Do "Best Practices" Exist for Youth Who Have Autism Spectrum Disorder? -- Chapter Nine. Adulthood and Disability: New Challenges and Unintended Consequences -- Chapter Ten. Preparing for the Worst: The Environment, Environmental Disaster, and Disability Policy -- Chapter Eleven. Concluding Thoughts.About the Editor and Contributors -- Index.Disability policy is no longer an area that can be adequately addressed within major areas of public policy such as welfare, health, labor, and education. Disability has become widely acknowledged in recent decades, partly because of the increasing number of disabled citizens across all demographic populations. Advocates argue that diversity of all kinds deserves recognition and accommodation. This set examines policies targeting disability to provide a multifaceted description of the political participation of people with disabilities as well as disability policy development in the United States. The first volume focuses on political participation and voting issues, and the second volume covers disability public policy. In these two volumes, numerous scholars and experts in the social sciences and humanities explore timely topics that are key to disability policy questions, including activism, voting, race, gender, age, health care, social security, civil rights, abuse, the environment, and even death. Readers will better understand the challenges that policymakers face in grappling with controversies over issues of social engineering and public policy, often attempting to reconcile majority experience with minority rights. The chapters analyze the history of disability politics, describe the disability policy infrastructure as it currently exists in the United States, and provide insight into current disability-related controversies.Disability and political participationPeople with disabilitiesPolitical activityUnited StatesPeople with disabilitiesGovernment policyUnited StatesDiscrimination against people with disabilitiesLaw and legislationUnited StatesPolitical participationUnited StatesPeople with disabilitiesPolitical activityPeople with disabilitiesGovernment policyDiscrimination against people with disabilitiesLaw and legislationPolitical participation323.3Baker Dana Lee1973-MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910162836003321Disability and U.S. politics2888019UNINA