Disability Rights and Religious Liberty in Education: The Story behind Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills School District (Disability Histories)

Synopsis

In 1988, Sandi and Larry Zobrest sued a suburban Tucson, Arizona, school district that had denied their hearing-impaired son a taxpayer-funded interpreter in his Roman Catholic high school. The Catalina Foothills School District argued that providing a public resource for a private, religious school created an unlawful crossover between church and state. The Zobrests, however, claimed that the district had infringed on both their First Amendment right to freedom of religion and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Bruce J. Dierenfield and David A. Gerber use the Zobrests' story to examine the complex history and jurisprudence of disability accommodation and educational mainstreaming. They look at the family's effort to acquire educational resources for their son starting in early childhood and the choices the Zobrests made to prepare him for life in the hearing world rather than the deaf community. Dierenfield and Gerber also analyze the thorny church-state issues and legal controversies that informed the case, its journey to the U.S. Supreme Court, and the impact of the high court's ruling on the course of disability accommodation and religious liberty.

Copyright:

2020

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

240 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780252085079

Related ISBNs:

9780252043208

Publisher:

University of Illinois Press

Date of Addition:

03/07/24

Copyrighted By:

the Board of Trustees

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Religion and Spirituality, Education, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.