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Disability as a Social Construct This page intentionally left blank DI LITY Legislative Roots CLAIRE H. LIACHOWITZ UNIVERSITY OF PENNSY1,VANIA PRESS Philadelphia Copyright O 1988 by the University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Liachowitz, Claire H. Disability as a social construct : legislative roots 1 Claire H. Liachowitz p. cm. Revision of thesis (P11.D.)-Bryn Maw College. Bibliography: p. Includes index. ISBN 0-8122-8 134-9 1. Physically handicapped-Legal status, laws, etc.--United States-History. 2. Physically handicapped-Legal status, laws, etc.-Pennsylvania-History. 3. Physically handicapped-United States-History. 4. Physically handicapped-Pennsylvania-History. 5. Sociological jurisprudence. 1. Title. KF480.LS3 1988 346.7301'3-dc19 [347.30613] 88-17153 CIP CONTENTS Acknowledgments Preface 1 Introduction 2 Disability and Human Capital: Wounded Soldiers 3 Disability and Injury: Workmen's Compensation 4 Disability and Charity: Rehabilitation for Civilians 5 Disability and Education: Physically Handicapped Children 6 Conclusions: Policy Implications Bibliography Books and Articles Public Documents Statutes Case List This page intentionally left blank This book is dedicated to the memory of my parents- the first people who taught me the importance of respecting individual differences. This page intentionally left blank ACKNOWLEDGMENTS An earlier version of this book was written as a doctoral dissertation at Bryn Mawr College. I thank Dean Phyllis Bober, Dean Barbara Kreutz, my faculty committee, and especially Professor Marc Howard Ross, for their long years of patience, encouragement and direction. I cannot come close to thanking adequately the remarkable people who staff the college library. With the helpful criticism of caring friends and colleagues, the disser- tation became a book. I am particularly grateful to Dr. Phyllis Forman, Tia Melaville, Dr. Andrea Boxer, Professor Judith Porter, Professor Wil- liam Rossky, Dr. Bernard Graney, and Dr. David B. Schwartz.
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