{"product_id":"9780198035664","title":"Voices from the Edge: Narratives About the Americans with Disabilities Act","description":"Fear, rage, courage, discrimination. These are facts of everyday life for many Americans with disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), has made working, traveling, and communicating easier for many individuals. But what recourse do individuals have when enforcement of the law is ambiguous or virtually nonexistent? And how will its changing definition affect individuals' lives-as well as their legal actions-in the future? What is life like in post-ADA America?\u003cbr\u003e  Voices from the Edge seeks to challenge the mindset of those who would deny equal protection to the disabled, while providing informative analysis of the intent and application of the ADA for those who wish to learn more about disability rights. Giving voice to the many types of discrimination the disabled face--at a small Southern College, in the Library of Congress, on a New York City sidewalk--while illustrating the personal stakes underlying legal disputes over the ADA, this collection offers unparalleled insight into the lives behind the law.\u003cbr\u003e  Contributors:\u003cbr\u003e  Joan Aleshire on disability and the eye of the beholder.\u003cbr\u003e Achim Nowak on disclosing HIV.\u003cbr\u003e C.G.K. Atkins on being an academic liability.\u003cbr\u003e Stephen Kuusisto on hope without the tenure lifeboat.\u003cbr\u003e Leonard Kriegel on wheelchairs vs. NYC sidewalks.\u003cbr\u003e John Hockenberry on trying one's luck at public transit.\u003cbr\u003e Joan Tollifson on a license to drive disabled.\u003cbr\u003e Shawn Casey O'Brien on the blue beacon of accessibility.\u003cbr\u003e Jean Stewart on sign language in the ER.\u003cbr\u003e Ruth O'Brien on everything you wanted to know about the ADA.","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157753905392,"sku":"9780198035664","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780198035664_p0.jpg?v=1763665235","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780198035664","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}