Disability Discrimination at Work

Disability Discrimination at Work
Author: Kathleen R. Johnson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2014-05
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780985203856

Disability Discrimination at Work is a collection of readings aimed at stimulating critical inquiry by inviting the reader to examine contemporary issues related to disabilities and employment.

Enforcing the ADA

Enforcing the ADA
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 16
Release: 1996
Genre: Discrimination against people with disabilities
ISBN:

Being Heumann

Being Heumann
Author: Judith Heumann
Publisher: Beacon Press
Total Pages: 458
Release: 2020-02-25
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 080701950X

A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year for Nonfiction "...an essential and engaging look at recent disability history."— Buzzfeed One of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her personal story of fighting for the right to receive an education, have a job, and just be human. A story of fighting to belong in a world that wasn’t built for all of us and of one woman’s activism—from the streets of Brooklyn and San Francisco to inside the halls of Washington—Being Heumann recounts Judy Heumann’s lifelong battle to achieve respect, acceptance, and inclusion in society. Paralyzed from polio at eighteen months, Judy’s struggle for equality began early in life. From fighting to attend grade school after being described as a “fire hazard” to later winning a lawsuit against the New York City school system for denying her a teacher’s license because of her paralysis, Judy’s actions set a precedent that fundamentally improved rights for disabled people. As a young woman, Judy rolled her wheelchair through the doors of the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in San Francisco as a leader of the Section 504 Sit-In, the longest takeover of a governmental building in US history. Working with a community of over 150 disabled activists and allies, Judy successfully pressured the Carter administration to implement protections for disabled peoples’ rights, sparking a national movement and leading to the creation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Candid, intimate, and irreverent, Judy Heumann’s memoir about resistance to exclusion invites readers to imagine and make real a world in which we all belong.

Understanding the ADA

Understanding the ADA
Author: William D. Goren
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781627222747

Revision of the author's Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The Palgrave Handbook of Disability at Work

The Palgrave Handbook of Disability at Work
Author: Sandra L. Fielden
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 567
Release: 2020-11-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030429660

This scholarly handbook covers all aspects of people with disabilities entering the workplace, including the legal aspects, transitions, types, and levels of employments, the impact of different disabilities, and the consideration of the intersection of disability with other identities such as gender and ethnicity. Comprehensive in scope, chapters look beyond organizational strategies that accommodate an employee’s disability and use case studies to highlight important issues and the individual’s perspective. The handbook concludes with a reflection on the work included in the book, what was not included and why, and makes recommendations for future disability research. Marking a major contribution to the study of workplace diversity and bringing together academics from various disciplines and global regions, this handbook covers a truly broad and diverse mix of approaches, theories, and models.

Hollow Promises

Hollow Promises
Author: Susan Stefan
Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2002
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781557987921

Annotation Stefan (an attorney with the Center for Public Representation) demonstrates the failure of the Americans with Disabilities Act in regard to the employment rights of people with mental disabilities, and examines the reasons for this failure. She then considers future possibilities, highlighting the roles of the courts, the government, and employers. Case studies are used to support the legal analysis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Americans with Disabilities Act

Americans with Disabilities Act
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation
Publisher:
Total Pages: 596
Release: 1990
Genre: Discrimination against people with disabilities
ISBN: