Disabled Rights: American Disability Policy and the Fight for Equality

by Jacqueline Vaughn Switzer

Book by Switzer, Jacqueline Vaughn

Genres: Disability, History, Nonfiction

318 pages, Hardcover

First published February 13, 2003

Reviews

[Michael Burnam-Fink · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a solid review of disability rights in the United States. The book covers a shift from a medical to a civil right paradigm, and covers in depth the passage, provisions, and status of the Americans with Disability Act. Politics, interest groups, and the actions of the courts are the major focuses of the book. There's not enough room to cover everything in detail (the lack section on 504 and special education is a black mark, IMO), but the bibliography is a valuable resource, and within its topics, it's quite readable and comprehensive.