1997 — The Complete Directory for People with Disabilities, 1997/98, Grey House Publishing (1997), →ISBN, page 623:
MOUTH reports news affecting people with disabilities plus topics from handicapitalism to the trouble with sex, to political boondoggles — all with a disability rights perspective and without advertising.
1999 — Joshua Harris Prager, "People WIth Disabilities Are Next Consumer Niche", The Wall Street Journal, 15 December 1999:
Indeed, handicapitalism (a term that Johnnie Tuitel, a lecturer with a disability, is seeking to trademark) has nothing to do with regulatory change or the landmark Americans With Disabilities Act, passed in 1990.
2001 — Cindy Mulkern, "Salt Lake City Venues Ready For Two 'Games'," Amusement Business, 30 July 2001:
How much are disabled spectators worth to the industry? Insiders refer to the topic as 'handicapitalism.' And some thinkers in the field are looking for the day when accommodation improvements are dictated by profit potential and not by law.
2004 — Michael R. Solomon, Consumer Behavior: Buying, Having, and Being, Pearson/Prentice Hall (2004), →ISBN, page 9:
This new spirit of "handicapitalism" is being fueled by the convergence of three trends: (1) The 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act created greater awareness of this population; (2) New technology such as battery-powered bicycles and speech-recognition software is making it easier for these consumers to interact with others and with the marketplace (for example, Nokia makes cell phones that flash or vibrate for the hard of hearing); and (3) An aging population ensures continued growth in the number of disabled people.
2006 — Derek Hall & Frances Brown, Tourism and Welfare: Ethics, Responsibility and Sustained Well-being, CABI (2006), →ISBN, page 36:
Attempting to reach 'this powerful consumer group' represents for Ray and Ryder (2003) good 'handicapitalism' (a term, we are told, first used by Prager, 1999).
Ironically, I'm glad US Airways removed motivational speaker Johnnie Tuitel from his seat on a Sept. 23 flight because he was "too disabled to fly." If the airlines hadn't, most of us may never have heard of him or his inspirational message of "handicapitalism."
