Rights of inclusion [electronic resource] : law and identity in the life stories of Americans with disabilities / David M. Engel and Frank W. Munger.
Material type:
- 9780226208343
- People with disabilities -- Civil rights -- United States
- People with disabilities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States
- Discrimination against people with disabilities -- Law and legislation -- United States
- People with disabilities -- United States -- Biography
- Law
- United States of America, USA
- Disability: social aspects
- Politics & government
- Jurisprudence & general issues
- Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law
- 342.73087 23
- KF480 .E494 2003
Includes bibliographical references and index.
David M. Engel and Frank W. Munger argue for a radically new understanding of rights - one that focuses on their role in everyday lives rather than in formal legal claims. Although all 60 interviewees had experienced discrimination, none had filed a formal protest or lawsuit. Nevertheless, civil rights played a crucial role in their lives.
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