Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988.
NUMBER:
1700
AUTHOR:
William J Brennan, Associate Justice, US Supreme Court
QUOTATION:
Congress acknowledged that society’s accumulated myths and fears about disability and disease are as handicapping as are the physical limitations that flow from actual impairment.
ATTRIBUTION:
Majority opinion in 7-2 ruling that people with contagious diseases are covered by law that prohibits discrimination against the handicapped in federally aided programs, 3 Mar 87
