Preface,1 Background and History,Introduction,Institutionalization,Eugenics,Charity,Disability Rights Movement,Early History,World War II to the Americans with Disabilities Act,Post–Americans with Disabilities Act,References,2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions,Introduction,Access,Health Care,Public Transportation,Housing,Public Education,Employment Opportunities,The New Eugenics,References,3 Perspectives,Introduction,The Contested Evolution of the Americans with Disabilities Act,Karen A. Kadish and Elizabeth F. Emens"We Can Speak Out the Way We Want": Self-Advocacy, Americans Disabled for Attendant Programs Today, and the Sociopolitical Legacies of the Disability Rights Movement,Andrew MarcumThe Neurodiversity Movement,Ari Ne'emanRestricted Reproductive and Parental Rights: Challenging What Makes a Person "Fit" to Parent,Brianna Dickens and Michael GillStarlight Studio and Art Gallery,Carrie MarcotteThe Contradictory Status of Disabled Veterans,David A. GerberViolence against People with Disabilities: Still Missing from the Conversation,Miranda Sue TerryDeaf Children and Cochlear Implants,Laura MauldinGender, Madness, and Commitment,Jessica Lowell MasonMinority Students with Disabilities and the School to Prison Pipeline,Leroy Moore, Jr., and Michael Rembis4 Profiles,ADAPT,American Federation of the Physically Handicapped,Clifford Beers (March 30, 1876–July 9, 1943),Justin W. Dart, Jr. (August 29, 1930–June 22, 2002),Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund,Judy Heumann (1947–),Jerry's Orphans,Helen Keller (1880–1968),National Association for Retarded Children,National Association of the Deaf,National Black Disability Coalition,National Center for College Students with Disabilities and Disability Rights, Education, Activism, and Mentoring,National Council on Disability,National Down Syndrome Society,National Federation of the Blind,Elizabeth Packard (1816–1897),Paralympics,Ed Roberts (1939–1995),Society for Disability Studies (and Disability Studies),U.S. Quad Rugby Association,"Blind" Tom Wiggins (1849–1908),World Institute on Disability,References,5 Data and Documents,Introduction,Data,Table 5.1. Types of Disability,Figure 5.1. Percentage of U.S. Population Identified as Disabled,Figure 5.2. Median Monthly Income of Adults with Disabilities,Figure 5.3. Disability Demographics,Figure 5.4. Employment of Adults with Disabilities,Documents,Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (1973),Education for All Handicapped Children Act (1975),Americans with Disabilities Act (1990),Olmstead v. L. C. (1999),Paul K. Longmore, "Why I Burned My Book" (1989; Published 2003),ADA Amendments Act (2008),Teaching the Black Disabled Experience (2015),6 Resources,Introduction,Academic Peer-Reviewed Journals,Reference Works,Edited Books,Monographs,Internet Resources,7 Chronology,Glossary,Index,About the Author,

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