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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.

ISBN: 0801444179 (cloth : alk. paper)

Standard No.: 9780801444173

LCCN: 2006001752

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

LC Class. No.: HD7105.25.U6 / E75 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 368.382 / E689d