Disability and the law

Working Ethics sets out an ethical foundation for professionals and for the professions in a modern, culturally complex society.

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.

La presente obra tiene como finalidad la divulgación de la discapacidad argentina actualizada describiendo el desarrollo evolutivo desde la construcción biopsicosocial y exponiendo los antecedentes de evolución de alcance legislativo de su acceso a empleo, salud, transporte, accesibilidad, cultura, justicia, comunicación, seguridad social, turismo, educación inclusiva y accesible.

Sixteen fractures and eight surgeries caused by brittle bone disease could not stop Ummul Kher from cracking the prestigious IAS exam and joining the civil services.

What ails the NDIS?

Behinderungsbedingte Aufwendungen sind oft hoch.

Das Recht auf Selbstbestimmung und Teilhabe prägt die Gesetzgebung für Menschen mit Behinderungen.

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

2009 wurde die UN-Behindertenrechtskonvention zur gleichberechtigten Teilhabe an der Gesellschaft verabschiedet.

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

Everyone likes to make speculations about Scrounger.

Child Protection and Parents with a Learning Disability provides the practical knowledge that professionals need in order to understand common intellectual disabilities and how they might affect parenting capability.

This straightforward book explains the introduction of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) and its code of practice (COP) as part of the Children and Families Act 2014 and the accompanying SEND COP in England.

Increasing numbers of people with autism and other developmental disabilities are being convicted of sex offences, resulting in draconian and public punishment.

Every day, large numbers of altruistic individuals, in the absence of any legal duty, provide substantial and essential services for elderly and disabled people.

Every day, large numbers of altruistic individuals, in the absence of any legal duty, provide substantial and essential services for elderly and disabled people.

Special Education Law, Sixth Edition, written by Laura Rothstein and Scott F.

Special Education Law, Sixth Edition, written by Laura Rothstein and Scott F.

Hilfen für Menschen mit BehinderungViele denken im Zusammenhang mit einer Behinderung oder Schwerbehinderung an einen Rollstuhlfahrer, einen blinden oder krebskranken Menschen oder andere Personen mit sichtbaren oder angeborenen Beeinträchtigungen.

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

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

This book analyses the impact of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on EU non-discrimination law and governance.

This book analyses the impact of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on EU non-discrimination law and governance.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability covers the criteria for getting disability benefits for back problems, heart and cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, autoimmune diseases, mental issues like depression and anxiety, and 200 more medical conditions.

Explores family policies related to households of children with disabilities, providing an in-depth, evidence-based review of legal, programmatic issues.

Explores family policies related to households of children with disabilities, providing an in-depth, evidence-based review of legal, programmatic issues.

This book argues that communities need better planning to be safely navigated by people with mobility impairment and to facilitate intergenerational aging in place.

This book argues that communities need better planning to be safely navigated by people with mobility impairment and to facilitate intergenerational aging in place.

Provides an international comparative study of the implementation of disability rights law and policy focused on the emerging principles of self-determination and personalisation.

Provides an international comparative study of the implementation of disability rights law and policy focused on the emerging principles of self-determination and personalisation.

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

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

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

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

This book contains a global comparative study of implementation and monitoring mechanisms for national disability strategies.

This book contains a global comparative study of implementation and monitoring mechanisms for national disability strategies.