Disability and the law

Legal Issues in Special Education provides teachers and school administrators with a clearly written, well-organized, and understandable guide from the perspective of the practitioner without formal legal training.

The concept of reasonable adjustment (alternatively known as reasonable accommodation) is rapidly gaining significance for countries throughout Europe and beyond.

The protection of vulnerable adults is a fast emerging area of work for local authorities, the NHS and other agencies.

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

Debbie Purdy doesn't want to die.

The passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990 was hailed as revolutionary legislation, but in the ensuing years restrictive Supreme Court decisions have prompted accusations that the Court has betrayed the disability rights movement.

In 1988, Sandi and Larry Zobrest sued a suburban Tucson, Arizona, school district that had denied their hearing-impaired son a taxpayer-funded interpreter in his Roman Catholic high school.

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

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

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

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.

Neurodivergent individuals frequently face distinct challenges within creative fields such as music, literature, performance, media, and the visual arts.

Neurodivergent individuals frequently face distinct challenges within creative fields such as music, literature, performance, media, and the visual arts.