Disability and the law

Integrates research, theory, and practice in supported decision-making and describes implications for supports provision in the disability field.

This book highlights and responds to core questions related to social inclusion of people with disabilities nationally and internationally.

Persons with disabilities report high levels of harassment worldwide, often based on intersectional characteristics such as race, gender and age.

El Consejo de Ministros de 7 de julio de 2020 aprobó remitir a las Cortes Generales el proyecto de Ley por la que se reforma la legislación civil y procesal para el apoyo a las personas con discapacidad en el ejercicio de su capacidad jurídica, teniendo entrada en el Congreso de los Diputados el 17 de julio.

This volume offers a rare mix of interpretive chapters and primary sources that will be of value to anyone interested in learning about important disability-related issues and exploring the perspectives of disabled people.

Examines the legislative oversight in the regulation of prenatal and preimplantation testing technologies across a number of jurisdictions.

In Working towards Equity, Dustin Galer argues that paid work significantly shaped the experience of disability during the late twentieth century.

This is the first collection to examine the legal dynamics of deinstitutionalisation.

The French version of this book was the winner of the 2022 Grand Prix de la Protection Sociale.

Quickly acquire the practical coverage and guidance you need to understand the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education, and related services to children with disabilities.

This book discusses American and European policies surrounding deinstitutionalization and community living, including Articles 12 and 19 of the UNCRPD.

Righting Educational Wrongs brings together the work of scholars from the fields of disability studies in education and law to examine contemporary struggles around in-clusion and access to education.

In Challenging Social Exclusion: Multi-sectoral Approaches to Realising Social Justice in East Africa contributing authors interrogate the question of social justice in East Africa, unravelling how people who live on the margins of society are cheated of their livelihoods.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of how to attain equality in the area of disability discrimination.

This treatise is a detailed article-by-article examination of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

In July 1939, at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, fifty-nine-year-old Beatrice Alexander was found incapable of managing her own property and affairs.

This book examines the extent to which regulatory frameworks for information and communication technologies safeguard the rights of persons with disabilities as citizenship rights.

This collection brings together leading international socio-legal and medico-legal scholars to explore the dilemma of how to support legal capacity in theory and practice.

Written by two nationally recognized experts, this book provides a comprehensive review of the legal and clinical aspects of the death penalty as it relates to intellectual disability.

In Twenty-Two Cents an Hour, Doug Crandell uncovers the harsh reality of people with disabilities in the United States who are forced to work in unethical conditions for subminimum wages with little or no opportunity to advocate for themselves, while wealthy CEOs grow even wealthier as a direct result.

This book provides a ground-breaking discussion of the human right to make decisions in our own lives.

These original essays focus on fundamental issues and practical implications of the relationship between disability and the good human life.

Righting Educational Wrongs brings together the work of scholars from the fields of disability studies in education and law to examine contemporary struggles around in-clusion and access to education.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of how to attain equality in the area of disability discrimination.

This volume studies the implications of the right to inclusive education in human rights law for disability law, policy and practice.

Wounded soldiers, injured workers, handicapped adults, and physically impaired children have all been affected by legislation that reduces their opportunities to live a functional life.

Introduced in 2008, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has existed for nearly a decade.

Now in its completely updated second edition, this accessible guide provides essential information about how the law can be used to promote good practice and policy development for disabled children and young people.

What ails the NDIS?

This book explores how restrictive copyright laws deny access to information for the print disabled, despite equality laws protecting access.

This book discusses American and European policies surrounding deinstitutionalization and community living, including Articles 12 and 19 of the UNCRPD.

This book shines a light on the still unexplored relationships between federalism and disability rights.

Disabled people have played a key role in reshaping EU governance, leveraging times of reform to enhance their societal and legislative standing.

Disability, Human Rights, and Information Technology addresses the global issue of equal access to information and communications technology (ICT) by persons with disabilities.

The Assisted Decision-Making Handbook is a one-stop resource for practice and procedure in relation to the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (as amended) ('ADMCA') in Ireland.

Die Teilhabechancen von Kindern mit Behinderungen werden nur selten thematisiert.

This book provides a ground-breaking discussion of the human right to make decisions in our own lives.

Parental Learning Disability and Children's Needs explores how to effectively assess children in families where one or more parent has a learning disability.

The Assisted Decision-Making Handbook is a one-stop resource for practice and procedure in relation to the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (as amended) ('ADMCA') in Ireland.

Quickly acquire the practical coverage and guidance you need to understand the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education, and related services to children with disabilities.

This is a comprehensive comparative legal, practical and theoretical analysis of workplace inequalities experienced by workers with psychosocial disabilities.

This book examines the extent to which regulatory frameworks for information and communication technologies safeguard the rights of persons with disabilities as citizenship rights.

The book identifies and analyzes important yet insufficiently explored moral issues in k-12 special education.

The book identifies and analyzes important yet insufficiently explored moral issues in k-12 special education.

This book shines a light on the still unexplored relationships between federalism and disability rights.

This book responds to a previously unmet need: unlocking the mysteries of Social Security disability programs and providing medical and mental health clinicians, as well as advocates, with the information necessary to act in the best interests of their clients.

Introduced in 2008, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has existed for nearly a decade.

Mit allen relevanten Vorschriften, Hinweisen und Auslegungshilfen zum Sozialen EntschädigungsrechtDer SER-Ratgeber bietet einen konzentrierten und aktuellen Überblick über das gesamte Soziale Entschädigungsrecht.

This book explores how restrictive copyright laws deny access to information for the print disabled, despite equality laws protecting access.

This short guide cuts through the confusing mass of legislation to provide a concise and jargon-free explanation of current community care practice and the law.