Politics of Empowerment

“A really, really good book . . . both a specific history of [U.S.] disability policy as well as a broad story of the politics of social change.”  —Jeremy R. Levine,  American Journal of Sociology     Despite the progress of decades-old disability rights policy, including the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act, threats continue to undermine the wellbeing of this population. The United States is, thus, a policy innovator and laggard in this regard. In