Politics of Empowerment: Disability Rights and the Cycle of American Policy Reform

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Synopsis
Despite the progress of decades-old disability rights policy, including the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act, threats continue to undermine the wellbeing of this population. The U.S. is, thus, a policy innovator and laggard in this regard. In Politics of Empowerment, David Pettinicchio offers a historically grounded analysis of the singular case of U.S. disability policy, countering long-held views of progress that privilege public demand as its primary driver. By the 1970s, a group of legislators and bureaucrats came to act as "political entrepreneurs." Motivated by personal and professional commitments, they were seen as experts leading a movement within the government. But as they increasingly faced obstacles to their legislative intentions, nascent disability advocacy and protest groups took the cause to the American people forming the basis of the contemporary disability rights movement. Drawing on extensive archival material, Pettinicchio redefines the relationship between grassroots advocacy and institutional politics, revealing a cycle of progress and backlash embedded in the American political system.
Copyright:
2019

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
280 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781503609778
Related ISBNs:
9781503609761
Publisher:
Stanford University Press
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Copyrighted By:
Stanford University Press
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Social Studies, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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