Organizing From Diversity in the Name of Community
Lessons From the Disability Civil Rights Movement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6330283 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jean Mcguire (Brandeis University, corresponding author), Jean Flatley Mcguire |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 112-122 |
| Publication date | 1994-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy Studies Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0190-292X • E-ISSN: 1541-0072 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1541-0072.1994.tb02184.x |
| OpenAlex | W2097256942 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
The recent passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act and other pieces of legislation affecting the disability community and other civil rights communities suggests a level of cohesion within the disability movement that blurs the reality and the power of the tensions which did and do exist. Examining the struggles to maintain an effective, cohesive entity provides an opportunity to explore the complexity of the disability movement as well as lessons for policy and program planning and for community organizing
Civil rights · Cohesion (chemistry · Community cohesion · Diversity (politics · Legislation · Movement (music · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Canadian Identity and History · Law · Public Administration
Disability and climate change
The Perceptions of People with Disabilities as to the Effectiveness of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Disability and the Psychology of Political Participation
What about a Disability Rights Act for Canada? Practices and Lessons from America, Australia, and the United Kingdom
The Future of Disability Policy
Disability activism and the politics of scale
Educating Students for Multicultural Community Practice
Other Voices at the Workplace
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,28 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2021 (25) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |