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People with Disabilities Sidelined or Mainstreamed?

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ISBN-10: 1107502829

ISBN-13: 9781107502826

Edition: N/A

Authors: Lisa Schur, Douglas Kruse, Peter Blanck

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To what extent are people with disabilities fully included in economic, political, and social life? People with disabilities have faced a long history of exclusion, stigma, and discrimination, but have made impressive gains in the past several decades. These gains include the passage of major civil rights legislation and the adoption of the 2006 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This book provides an overview of the progress and continuing disparities faced by people with disabilities around the world, reviewing hundreds of studies and presenting new evidence from analysis of surveys and interviews with disability leaders. It shows the connections among economic,…    
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Book details

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 7/1/2015
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 306
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Lisa Schur is an Associate Professor in the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University. Her research focuses on disability, employment, corporate culture, and political participation, particularly nonstandard work arrangements among people with disabilities and the effects of disability and employment on their political participation. Dr Schur is a leading expert on political participation among people with disabilities, having authored or co-authored many articles in this area.

Peter Blanck is a University Professor at Syracuse University and Chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI). He is a trustee of YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities Network and is Chairman of the Global Universal Design Commission (GUDC). Blanck's most recent book is Disability Civil Rights Law and Policy (with Hill, Siegal & Waterstone).