LibGuides: Know Your Rights!: Disability Rights

Defending Your Rights

How to File an Americans with Disabilities Act Complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice
You can file an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) complaint alleging disability discrimination against a State or local government or a public accommodation (private business including, for example, a restaurant, doctor's office, retail store, hotel, etc.).

EBooks

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No pity : People with disabilities forging a new civil rights movement. by Joseph P Shapiro
Call Number: EBook
ISBN: 9780307798329
Publication Date: 2011
People with disabilities forging the newest and last human rights movement of the century.
Disability and U. S. Politics by Dana Lee Baker (Editor)
Call Number: EBook
ISBN: 9781440839221
Publication Date: 2017-01-16
More than 1 billion people worldwide have a disability, and they are all affected by politics. This two-volume work explores key topics at the heart of disability policy, such as voting, race, gender, age, health care, social security, transportation, abuse, and the environment.
The Disability Pendulum by Ruth Colker
Call Number: EBook
ISBN: 9780814716458
Publication Date: 2005-05-01
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.
Disability Rights Advocacy Online by Filippo Trevisan
Call Number: EBook
ISBN: 9780367000271
Publication Date: 2018-07-27
Disability rights advocates in the United Kingdom and the United States recently embraced new media technologies in unexpected and innovative ways. This book sheds light on this process of renewal and asks whether the digitalisation of disability rights advocacy can help re-configure political participation into a more inclusive experience for disabled Internet users, enhancing their stakes in democratic citizenship.
Disabilities by Catherine A. Marshall (Editor); Elizabeth Kendall (Editor); Mariah S. Gover (Editor); Martha E. Banks (Editor)
Call Number: EBook
ISBN: 9780313346040
Publication Date: 2009-04-30
In this three-volume set, experts from around the world spotlight the latest research on physical and psychological disabilities, as well as the social, legal, and political issues that come to bear on those people affected.
Impairment and disability: law and ethics at the beginning and end of life. by McLean, Sheila
Call Number: EBook
ISBN: 9786610763054
Publication Date: 2007
This book explores legislation intended to protect the interests of people with disabilities or impairments.

Relevant Articles

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Transforming the Rights-Based Encounter: Disability Rights, Disability Justice, and the Ethics of Access
Recognizing that Technical and professional communication (TPC) practitioners likely will encounter rights-based discourse, this article offers an ethical decision-making framework that couples the field's previous disability studies work with disability justice.
The Elderly Disabled: The Applicability of Disability Rights for Age-Related Disability
The question for all who live long lives will be not will one become disabled but when, and in what combinations of factors will one's disability occur? As people age, their ability to care for themselves will inevitably ebb and give rise to a loss of independence, resulting in a need for some form of assistance with the activities of their daily lives.

Blogs

Understanding the ADA, the blog of William D. Goren, J.D.
Resource created by William D. Goren, author of Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act, 4th Ed. (2013) to improve understanding of the ADA.

Judith Heumann on Disability Rights

History & Background

ADA History & Laws
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Revised ADA Regulations Implementing Title II and Title III.
ADA Disability & Employment: A Timeline
In commemoration of the 25 Years of the Americans with Disabilities Act, this is an alternate version of the enhanced Americans with Disabilities Act Anniversary Timeline.

US Census: Types of Disability

US Census Bureau: Percentage of People with Disability in the US

- US Census Bureau: What Can You Learn About Counties From the American Community Survey?

Cornell University Disability Statistics: Not Working but Actively Looking for Work

Cornell University: Disability Statistics Online Resource for U.S. Disability Statistics

News Release Bureau of Labor Statistics: Persons with a Disability

Government Agencies/Laws

ADA.gov Homepage
What's new on ADA, emergency prepardness, ADA information line and more.
USA.gov: Your Legal Disability Rights
Know your rights under federal law. Read about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which protects people’s rights regarding employment, public accommodations, state and local government services, and more. Learn about special accommodations for travelers and voters. Know how to fight job discrimination.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
ADA Enforcement
Legal documents grouped by type of document (e.g., briefs, consent decrees) and listed in reverse chronological order (most recent first).

Organizations that Help

American Association of People with Disabilities, AAPD
The American Association of People with Disabilities is a convener, connector, and catalyst for change, increasing the political and economic power of people with disabilities.
American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU: Disability Rights
People with disabilities face widespread discrimination, segregation, and exclusion. But federal disability rights laws can provide protection.
American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association, ADARA
ADARA: Professionals Networking for Excellence in Service Delivery with Individuals who are
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today, ADAPT
ADAPT is a national grass-roots community that organizes disability rights activists to engage in nonviolent direct action, including civil disobedience, to assure the civil and human rights of people with disabilities to live in freedom.
The Arc
For and with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Mission: Promoting and protecting the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supporting their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.
The Association for the Severely Handicapped, TASH
TASH is an international leader in disability advocacy. Founded in 1975, TASH advocates for human rights and inclusion for people with significant disabilities and support needs – those most vulnerable to segregation, abuse, neglect and institutionalization.
Association of University Centers on Disabilities, AUCD
The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) is a membership organization that supports and promotes a national network of university-based interdisciplinary programs.
Autistic Self Advocacy Network, ASAN
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network seeks to advance the principles of the disability rights movement with regard to autism.
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, COPAA
COPAA’s mission is to protect and enforce the legal and civil rights of students with disabilities and their families. Our primary goal is to secure high quality educational services and to promote excellence in advocacy.
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, DREDF
The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF), founded in 1979, is a leading national civil rights law and policy center directed by individuals with disabilities and parents who have children with disabilities. Mission: To advance the civil and human rights of people with disabilities through legal advocacy, training, education, and public policy and legislative development.
Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion, EARN
The Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN) is a free resource that helps employers tap the benefits of disability diversity by educating public- and private-sector organizations on ways to build inclusive workplace cultures.
International Disability Alliance, IDA
We are an Alliance of 14 global and regional organisations of persons with disabilities. We advocate at the United Nations for a more inclusive global environment for everyone.
The Job Accommodation Network, JAN
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is the leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues.
National Association of the Deaf, NAD
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) was established in 1880, the NAD was shaped by deaf leaders who believed in the right of the American deaf community to use sign language, to congregate on issues important to them, and to have its interests represented at the national level.
National Council on Disability, NCD
NCD is an independent US federal agency charged with advising the President, Congress, and other federal agencies regarding policies, programs, practices, and procedures that affect people with disabilities.
National Disability Rights Network, NDRN
The National Disability Rights Network works in Washington, DC on behalf of the Protection and Advocacy Systems (P&As) and Client Assistance Programs (CAPs), the nation’s largest providers of legal advocacy services for people with disabilities.
National Federation of the Blind, NFB
The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams.
National Organization on Disability, NOD
The National Organization on Disability (NOD) is a private, non-profit organization that promotes the full participation and contributions of America’s 57 million people with disabilities in all aspects of life. NOD focuses on increasing employment opportunities for the 80-percent of working-age Americans with disabilities who are not employed.