For the Handicapped, Rights But No Welcome

The multiplication of rights— legally enforceable claims on the attention, actions, and resources of others—can carry us only so far. Improvements for the handicapped depend primarily on improving the attitudes of the nonhandicapped majority through appeals to conscience and good will.

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Main Author: Will, George F. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1986
In: The Hastings Center report
Year: 1986, Volume: 16, Issue: 3, Pages: 5-8
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Summary:The multiplication of rights— legally enforceable claims on the attention, actions, and resources of others—can carry us only so far. Improvements for the handicapped depend primarily on improving the attitudes of the nonhandicapped majority through appeals to conscience and good will.
ISSN:1552-146X
Contains:Enthalten in: Hastings Center, The Hastings Center report
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3563264