ABSTRACT
In this groundbreaking work, leading philosophers, legal theorists, bioethicists, and policy makers offer incisive looks into the philosophical and moral foundations of disability law and policy.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |86 pages
Foundations
chapter |15 pages
Positively Disabled
The Relationship between the Definition of Disability and Rights under the ADA
part |76 pages
Definitions
part |3 pages
Practical Applications
part |54 pages
Work
part |46 pages
Health
chapter |8 pages
Utility, Equality and Health Care Needs of Persons with Disabilities
Interpreting the ADA's Requirement of Reasonable Accommodations
part |72 pages
Congress and the Courts
chapter |6 pages
Disputing the Doctrine of Benign Neglect
A Challenge to the Disparate Treatment of Americans with Disabilities
part |48 pages
Viewing U.S. Law from Elsewhere
chapter |15 pages
The ADA v. the Canadian Charter of Rights
Disability Rights and the Social Model of Disability
chapter |14 pages
The U.K. Disability Discrimination Act
Disabling Language, Justifying Inequitable Social Participation
chapter |16 pages
A Bright New Era of Equality, Independence and Freedom
Casting an Australian Gaze on the ADA