Emerging Disability Policy Framework: A Guidepost for Analyzing Public Policy

Abstract

This Article provides an Emerging Disability Policy Framework consistent with the new paradigm (which consider disability as a natural and normal part of the human experience and focuses on taking effective and meaningful actions to fix or modify the natural, constructed, cultural and social environment) that can be used as a lens or guidepost to design, implement, and evaluate generic, as well as disability-specific, public policies and programs to ensure meaningful inclusion of people with disabilities in mainstream society. This guidepost is targeted to the needs of federal, state, and local policymakers, as well as for persons with disabilities, their families, and their advocates. For researchers, the Article provides a benchmark for studying the extent to which generic and disability-specific policies and programs reflect the new paradigm and achieve its goals. For service providers, this Article provides a lens for designing, implementing, and evaluating the delivery of services to persons with disabilities. For college and university professors teaching courses that include disability policy, this Article provides a framework for policy analysis.

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