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Book mentioned in Huffington Post article: Coronavirus Made Accessibility A Priority. Disability Activists Have Been Fighting For It For Decades.

7/24/2020

The law began to shift employers’ expectations that it was the worker’s responsibility to adapt in order to fit a specific mold. “It has forced us all, including employers, to think about how environments are disabling,” said David Pettinicchio, a University of Toronto researcher who wrote a book about the act.

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Politics of Empowerment wins Award !

7/17/2020

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Politics of Empowerment is the recipient of the 2020 American Sociological Association's Disability and Society Outstanding Publication Award.

See what nominations committee had to say about Politics of Empowerment below:

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David Pettinicchio

I am a sociologist at the University of Toronto. I specialize in political sociology, the study of inequalities and social policy. A key area of interest is how politics and policies shape the lives of everyday people and in turn, how citizens get involved in shaping those policies - for example, through advocacy and social movement participation.
I have also written about these and other related issues in The Hill, USA Today, Huffington Post and the Washington Post.

Book mentioned in Huffington Post article: Coronavirus Made Accessibility A Priority. Disability Activists Have Been Fighting For It For Decades.

Politics of Empowerment wins Award !

Politics of Empowerment is the recipient of the 2020 American Sociological Association's Disability and Society Outstanding Publication Award. See what nominations committee had to say about Politics of Empowerment below:

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Politics of Empowerment is the recipient of the 2020 American Sociological Association's Disability and Society Outstanding Publication Award.

See what nominations committee had to say about Politics of Empowerment below: