Summary Of Joseph Shapiro's No Pity
Joseph Shapiro’s No Pity gives the reader an overview of the changes individuals with disabilities have gone through over the years and how they are perceived by others. Shapiro focuses on the major changes especially those that led to the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
One of the main topics of the book is disability as an identity. No Pity highlights several individuals with different disabilities and their own situation defining their identity. The disability rights movement emphasized eliminating the pitiful image for people with disabilities. Over the years, publicity such as “poster children” in telethons, sad-fundraising appeals, and charity billboards portrayed disability as something to be cured or
One of the main topics of the book is disability as an identity. No Pity highlights several individuals with different disabilities and their own situation defining their identity. The disability rights movement emphasized eliminating the pitiful image for people with disabilities. Over the years, publicity such as “poster children” in telethons, sad-fundraising appeals, and charity billboards portrayed disability as something to be cured or