We examine the historical development of federal disability policy; we assess the scope of the social security disability system, as well as inconsistencies between that attempt at a comprehensive system and programs such as vocational rehabilitation, veterans' programs, and special entitlements for blind people; and we conclude with a list of the questions that our analysis raises for the conduct of disability studies.
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