Disability Rights Law and Policy International and National Perspectives

This volume begins with a survey of international, comparative and regional disability law reforms, setting the stage for the Principles, an exploration of theoretical problems and issues that must be addressed if disability legislation is to have the desired impact. Topics include the challenge of defining disability; the role of prejudice in conceptualizing rights-based laws; theories of equality as they relate to disability; the dissonance between social welfare and civil rights approaches to disability; and the use of international human rights and other laws to challenge institutionalization and advance community integration. Disability Rights Law and Policy concludes with works related to practice, "nuts and bolts" strategies used by activists to achieve passage of the landmark 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, and a report of the ADA's impact on the lives of people with disabilities.Yee, Silvia is the author of 'Disability Rights Law and Policy International and National Perspectives' with ISBN 9781571052391 and ISBN 1571052399.