Erkulwater, Jennifer L.

Disability rights and the American social safety net / Jennifer L. Erkulwater. - Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, c2006. - xi, 252 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The politics of disability and welfare -- The advocates mobilize for rights -- SSI and the new social safety net -- The advocates face retrenchment -- Contesting disability in court -- From litigation to legislation -- Putting reform into administrative practice -- From welfare reform to welfare retrenchment.

0801444179 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780801444173 (cloth : alk. paper)

2006001752


Insurance, Disability--United States.
Disability retirement--United States.
People with disabilities--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
Supplemental security income program--United States.
Social security--United States.

HD7105.25.U6 / E75 2006

368.38/2