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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Davis, Lennard J., 1949- author.     Subjects     United States. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.     People with disabilities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.     Discrimination against people with disabilities -- Law and legislation -- United States.     People with disabilities -- United States -- Social conditions.     People with disabilities -- Services for -- United States.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Davis, Lennard J., 1949- author.       by title:      Enabling acts : the ...         MARC Display

Enabling acts : the hidden story of how the Americans with Disabilities Act gave the largest US minority its rights / Lennard J. Davis. by Davis, Lennard J., 1949- author. Boston : Beacon Press, c2015. Subjects United States. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.   People with disabilities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.   Discrimination against people with disabilities -- Law and legislation -- United States.   People with disabilities -- United States -- Social conditions.   People with disabilities -- Services for -- United States. ISBN:  9780807071564 (hardcover) : 0807071560 (hardcover) Description:  xiii, 289 pages, 8 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 24 cm Requests:  0 Summary:  "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"--Provided by publisher.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Social Science & Philosophy 342.087 Da Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 342.087 Davis Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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