Re-authorization of the Rehabilitation Act
Comprehensive solutions or political satisficing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12313854 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bonnie O'Day, Bonnie O’day (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 411-428 |
| Publication date | 1996-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disability & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-7599 • E-ISSN: 1360-0508 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09687599627697 |
| OpenAlex | W2071482448 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is widely hailed as a sweeping piece of civil rights legislation that will dramatically affect the lives of individuals with disabilities in the US for generations. In contrast, the re-authorisation of the Rehabilitation Act in 1992, and attempts to consolidate the rehabilitation programme for people with disabilities into a generic, consolidated employment system for the general public in 1995 brought only modest reforms. How does comprehensive reform get on the US political agenda? What factors were present during passage of the ADA that were not present during reauthorisation of the Rehabilitation Act? The author will use dominant political theories about policy making and agenda setting to answer these questions, and draw conclusions that will assist advocates in other countries in passing comprehensive civil rights legislation
Affect (linguistics · Authorization · Civil rights · Law and economics · Legislation · Legislature · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Disability Education and Employment · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Law · Psychology · Public Administration · Rehabilitation
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2000 - 2000 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |