Disability and U.S. politics : participation, policy, and controversy / / Dana Lee Baker, editor

• Pubblicazione: Santa Barbara, California : , : Praeger, and imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, , [2017]; �2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (2 volumes) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 323.3
• Soggetto topico: People with disabilities - Political activity - United States; People with disabilities - Government policy - United States; Discrimination against people with disabilities - Law and legislation - United States; Political participation - United States
• Persona (resp. second.): BakerDana Lee <1973->
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Altri titoli varianti: Disability and political participation
• Titolo autorizzato: Disability and U.S. politics
• ISBN: 979-82-16-07482-3; 1-4408-3923-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910162836003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II