In disability as a social construct claire liachowitz contends that disability is not merely a result of a handicap but can be imposed by society through devaluation and segregation of people who deviate from physical norms she analyzes pertinent american legislation primarily from 1770 to 1920 to provide a new perspective on the mechanisms that translate physical defects into social and civil inferiority. In disability as a social construct claire liachowitz contends that disability is not merely a result of a handicap but can be imposed by society through devaluation and segregation of people who deviate from physical norms eisbn 978 0 8122 0262 5 subjects law x close overlay. book disability as a social construct legislative roots uploaded by denise robins in disability as a social construct claire liachowitz contends that disability is not merely a result of a handicap but can be imposed by society through devaluation and segregation of people who deviate from physical norms eisbn 978 0 8122 0262 5. The americans with disability act ada was signed into law in 1990 and while it was a monumental event with a great impact nationally there is still much to be done a building may technically be accessible to a person using a wheelchair but is it really accessible if the door with a ramp is in the back of the building