Overview of the Disability Movement: History, Legislative Record, and Political Implications
- 1 December 1993
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Policy Studies Journal
- Vol. 21 (4) , 724-734
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-0072.1993.tb02169.x
Abstract
This article presents a brief history and legislative record of the disability movement, along with their political implications. Beginning with the mid‐nineteenth century efforts of Samuel Gridley Howe, the history of disability policy is reviewed. The impact of the field of eugenics is assessed. Notable achievements of the disability movement over the last two decades are presented, culminating in the Americans with Disabilities Act. The basic paradigm of disability policy is presented. The political and policy implications facing the disability movement are discussed.Keywords
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