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Asch, Adrienne; And Others – 1984
Intended for feminist, educational, and disability rights groups, the manual examines the connection between discrimination based on gender and discrimination based on disability. Disability is addressed as a political, civil rights issue, a human relations issue, and as a personal experience. Background information on the disability rights…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Females
Peer reviewedAsch, Adrienne – American Psychologist, 1984
Profiles the disabled population and raises questions concerning discrepancies in education, income, and treatment of disabled and nondisabled populations. Shows how social-psychological theories explain these circumstances; concludes that answers to questions are obtainable through psychological research that views disabilities from a civil…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Demography, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination
