David Pettinicchio

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    Civil rights laws alone aren’t going to help disabled people in a post-COVID America

Civil rights laws alone aren’t going to help disabled people in a post-COVID America

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Thirty years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed by Congress with the aim of addressing the persistent social and economic marginalization of disabled Americans. But, writes David Pettinicchio, weak enforcement and narrow interpretations of the ADA have since limited its effectiveness. He argues that the ADA was only the beginning: now we must extend its values […]

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    How disability compounds economic insecurity for already marginalized groups

How disability compounds economic insecurity for already marginalized groups

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More than 1 in every 8 Americans has a disability, and yet the role of disability with other characteristics such as race, gender, and education in contributing to disadvantage is relatively understudied. In new research, which uses sample data from more than two million Americans, Michelle Maroto and David Pettinicchio find that the effects of disability on poverty are greater […]

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