Enabling Acts: The Hidden Story of How the Americans with Disabilities Act Gave the Largest US Minority Its Rights

by Lennard Davis and Lennard J. Davis

Book Overview

The first major behind-the-scenes account of the history, passage, and impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)--the landmark moment for disability rights

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the widest-ranging and most comprehensive piece of civil rights legislation ever passed in the United States, and it has become the model for disability-based laws around the world. Yet the surprising story behind how the bill...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807071560
• ISBN13: 9780807071564
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"