people with disabilities forging a new civil rights movement Shapiro, Joseph P. creator text bibliography nyu New York Times Books c1994 1994 1st pbk. ed. monographic eng

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xi, 382 p. ; 21 cm. 1. Tiny Tims, Superscripts, and the End of Pity -- 2. From Charity to Independent Living -- 3. The Deaf Celebration of Separate Culture -- 4. A Hidden Army for Civil Rights -- 5. Integration: Out of Shadowland -- 6. People First -- 7. The Screaming Neon Wheelchair -- 8. Up from the Nursing Home -- 9. No Less Worthy a Life -- 10. Crossing the Luck Line -- Epilogue: How the Disability Rights Movement Is Changing America. Joseph P. Shapiro. Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-368) and index. n-us--- People with disabilities Civil rights United States Discrimination against people with disabilities United States History People with disabilities Government policy United States History HV1553 .S52 1994 323.3 SHN 0812924126 94238965 DLC 941216 20170419182442.0 1217031 eng