Disability as the Basis for a Social Movement: Advocacy and the Politics of Definition.

Scotch, Richard K.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Disability as the Basis for a Social Movement: Advocacy and the Politics of Definition.

Scotch, Richard K.

Journal of Social Issues, v44 n1 p159-72 Spr 1988

Discusses both the barriers to the formation of a social movement of disabled people and the ways in which these barriers have been overcome. The role of public policy in the evolution of this movement is discussed, as are the current status and prospects of the disability rights movement. (Author/BJV)

Descriptors: Activism, Advocacy, Definitions, Disabilities, Handicap Identification, Lobbying, Mainstreaming, Minority Groups, Political Attitudes, Public Policy, Self Concept, Self Determination, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Social Attitudes, Social Cognition

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Language: English

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