Sidelined or Mainstreamed? Political Participation and Attitudes of People with Disabilities in the United States

• Published in: Social science quarterly Vol. 94; no. 3; pp. 811 - 839
• Main Authors: Schur, Lisa, Adya, Meera
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, NJ Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2013; Southwestern Social Science Association; Wiley
• Subjects: Age; Attitudes; Citizens; Disabilities; Disability; Education; Employment; Government officials; Health Care Services; Health Care Services Policy; Participation and Politics; People with disabilities; Physically Handicapped; Political Attitudes; Political behavior; Political behaviour; Political elections; Political Participation; Political parties; Political sociology; Politics; Public Policy; Rating; Social sciences; Sociology; Sociology of disability; Sociology of health and medicine; Trust; Voter turnout; Voters; Voting; United States Of America; United States > US; Political attitude; Political Participation; Social Integration; Voting Behaviour; Government; Political life; Perception; Political Commitment; Handicapped; Political opinion

Objective. We examine whether people with disabilities are part of the political mainstream, or remain outsiders in important respects, by studying political participation and the underexplored topic of how disability relates to attitudes toward politics. Method. We analyze new disability measures o...