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Quota scheme for the employment of disabled persons : the above scheme came into operation on 1st March 1946 ... / Ministry of Labour and National Service.

Routledge studies in cultural history

A social history of disability in the middle ages : cultural considerations of physical impairment / Irina Metzler.

Crippled justice : the history of modern disability policy in the workplace / Ruth O'Brien.

The informability manual : making information more accessible in the light of the Disability Discrimination Act / [researched and written by Wendy Gregory].

Presidential disability : papers, discussions, and recommendations on the Twenty-fifth Amendment and issues of inability and disability among presidents of the United States / edited by James F. Toole and Robert J. Joynt.

Working with carers : the NIMHE mental health carers' charter : a handbook for professionals working with those who provide help and support to people with mental health problems.

Urges a reconceptualization of disability and citizenship to secure a rightful place for disabled persons in society. Essays from leading scholars in a diversity of fields offer critical perspectives on current citizenship studies, which still largely assume an ableist world. Placing historians in conversation with anthropologists, sociologists with literary critics, and musicologists with political scientists, this interdisciplinary volume presents a compelling case for reimagining citizenship that is more consistent, inclusive, and just, in both theory and practice. By placing disability front and center in academic and civic discourse, Civil Disabilities tests the very notion of citizenship and transforms our understanding of disability and belonging.

Democracy, citizenship, and constitutionalism

Civil disabilities : citizenship, membership, and belonging / edited by Nancy J. Hirschmann and Beth Linker.

Disabled Persons (Employment) Act, 1958 : 6 & 7 Eliz. 2. Ch. 33.

"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 the United 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, this book promises to powerfully ignite readers in a discussion of disability rights in America"--
"This book is the first major book to focus exclusively on the history and impact of the ADA which was the widest ranging piece of civil rights legislation in the history of the United States and has become the model for most civil rights laws around the world. Yet the history isn't a dry account of bills and speeches. Rather it tells the 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 bi-partisan bill. It covers how major politicians fought in public while staffers hammered out the details amidst public demonstrations by disability activists providing momentum for all. The book provides behind the scenes accounts and never-before published intrigues that led to a successful outcome. In addition, the book will assess the impact and legacy of the ADA through the stories of individuals who have been affected by the legislation"--

xiii, 289 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Quota scheme for the employment of disabled persons : the above scheme came into operation on 1st March 1946 ... / Ministry of Labour and National Service.

A social history of disability in the middle ages : cultural considerations of physical impairment / Irina Metzler.

Crippled justice : the history of modern disability policy in the workplace / Ruth O'Brien.

The informability manual : making information more accessible in the light of the Disability Discrimination Act / [researched and written by Wendy Gregory].

Presidential disability : papers, discussions, and recommendations on the Twenty-fifth Amendment and issues of inability and disability among presidents of the United States / edited by James F. Toole and Robert J. Joynt.

Working with carers : the NIMHE mental health carers' charter : a handbook for professionals working with those who provide help and support to people with mental health problems.

Civil disabilities : citizenship, membership, and belonging / edited by Nancy J. Hirschmann and Beth Linker.

Disabled Persons (Employment) Act, 1958 : 6 & 7 Eliz. 2. Ch. 33.

Enabling acts : the hidden story of how the Americans with Disabilities Act gave the largest US minority its rights / Lennard Davis.

Disabled Persons (Employment) Act, 1944 : 7 & 8 Geo. 6. Ch. 10.

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Quota scheme for the employment of disabled persons : the above scheme came into operation on 1st March 1946 ... / Ministry of Labour and National Service.

A social history of disability in the middle ages : cultural considerations of physical impairment / Irina Metzler.

Crippled justice : the history of modern disability policy in the workplace / Ruth O'Brien.

The informability manual : making information more accessible in the light of the Disability Discrimination Act / [researched and written by Wendy Gregory].

Presidential disability : papers, discussions, and recommendations on the Twenty-fifth Amendment and issues of inability and disability among presidents of the United States / edited by James F. Toole and Robert J. Joynt.

Working with carers : the NIMHE mental health carers' charter : a handbook for professionals working with those who provide help and support to people with mental health problems.

Civil disabilities : citizenship, membership, and belonging / edited by Nancy J. Hirschmann and Beth Linker.

Disabled Persons (Employment) Act, 1958 : 6 & 7 Eliz. 2. Ch. 33.

Enabling acts : the hidden story of how the Americans with Disabilities Act gave the largest US minority its rights / Lennard Davis.

Disabled Persons (Employment) Act, 1944 : 7 & 8 Geo. 6. Ch. 10.

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