The Disability Pendulum : : The First Decade of the Americans With Disabilities Act / / Ruth Colker.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Colker, Ruth,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2005]; ©2005
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Language: English
• Series: Critical America ; 39
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Preface --; 1. Introduction --; 2. The ADA’s Journey through Congress --; 3. ADA Title I --; 4. The Face of Judicial Backlash --; 5. ADA Title II --; 6. ADA Title III --; 7. Dissing Congress --; Notes --; Index --; About the Author
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780814790373; 9783110706444
• DOI: 10.18574/nyu/9780814790373.001.0001
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Ruth Colker.

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. She assesses the success and failure of the first ten years of litigation under the ADA, focusing on its three major titles: employment, public entities, and public accommodations.The Disability Pendulum argues that despite an initial atmosphere of bipartisan support with the expectation that the ADA would make a significant difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities, judicial decisions have not been consistent with Congress’ intentions. The courts have operated like a pendulum, at times swinging to a pro-disabled plaintiff and then back again to a pro-defendant stance. Colker, whose work on the ADA has been cited by the Supreme Court, offers insightful and practical suggestions on where to amend the act to make it more effective in defending disability rights, and also explains judicial hostility toward enforcing the act.