Disabling Laws, Enabling Acts
Disability Rights in Britain and America
Published on 20. October 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-7453-0771-8 (ISBN)
Description
Disabling Laws, Enabling Acts argues that if the law can be used to counter discrimination on the grounds of race and gender, its scope should be extended to those who are disadvantaged as a consequence of their disabilities. In other words, it is now time to dispense with the welfare model of disability, and to reconsider the issue of disability from a rights-based perspective.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 135 mm
Weight
260 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7453-0771-8 (9780745307718)
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Person
Caroline Gooding is a lawyer and currently works with RADAR: the Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation.
Content
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Disability and Discrimination
2. Law's Power over Inequality
3. The Structure of American Disability Legislation
4. The Effectiveness of American Disability Legislation
5. Importing Anti-Discrimination Laws
6. Sex and Race Laws - Could do Better
7. Restructuring British Disability Laws
8. The Prospects for Disability Rights in Britain
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
1. Disability and Discrimination
2. Law's Power over Inequality
3. The Structure of American Disability Legislation
4. The Effectiveness of American Disability Legislation
5. Importing Anti-Discrimination Laws
6. Sex and Race Laws - Could do Better
7. Restructuring British Disability Laws
8. The Prospects for Disability Rights in Britain
Bibliography
Index