| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 245 pages) |
| Series |
Critical America |
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Critical America.
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| Contents |
Introduction : high hope followed by public backlash -- The ADA's journey through Congress -- ADA Title I : an empirical investigation -- The face of judicial backlash -- ADA Title II : the Supreme Court, the courts of appeals and the states : a swinging pendulum -- ADA Title III : a fragile compromise -- Dissing Congress |
| Summary |
Signed into law in July 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became effective two years later, and court decisions about the law began to multiply in the middle of the decade. In The Disability Pendulum, Ruth Colker presents the first legislative history of the enactment of the ADA in Congress and analyzes the first decade of judicial decisions under the act. She assesses the success and failure of the first ten years of litigation under the ADA, focusing on its three major titles: employment, public entities, and public accommodations. The Disability Pendulum argues that despite a |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
United States. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 -- History -- 20th century
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| SUBJECT |
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (United States) fast |
| Subject |
People with disabilities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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LAW -- Constitutional.
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LAW -- Public.
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People with disabilities -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2004025443 |
| ISBN |
9781429413954 |
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1429413956 |
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9780814790373 |
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0814790372 |
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