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Beyond Disability Rights: A Way Forward After The 2020 Election, Robyn M. Powell
Beyond Disability Rights: A Way Forward After The 2020 Election, Robyn M. Powell
Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy
Throughout Donald Trump’s presidency, people with disabilities and other historically marginalized communities experienced incessant attacks on their rights. From continuous attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, to decreased enforcement of federal disability rights laws, to reductions to social safety net programs, to the intentional disregard of the COVID-19 pandemic, Trump’s presidency threatened nearly every facet of disabled people’s lives. However, even before the Trump administration, people with disabilities experienced a range of pervasive and persistent social, economic, and health inequities. Moreover, many of these injustices endure today—nearly two years since President Trump left office.
The disability rights movement originated …
Disability, Access, And Other Considerations: A Title Ii Framework For A Pandemic Crisis Response (Covid-19), George M. Powers, Lex Frieden, Vinh Nguyen
Disability, Access, And Other Considerations: A Title Ii Framework For A Pandemic Crisis Response (Covid-19), George M. Powers, Lex Frieden, Vinh Nguyen
Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy
This Article examines how plans for emergency medical rationing during the COVID-19 pandemic may discriminate against those with disabilities. More specifically, this Article lays out the obligation of state and local governments under Title II of the ADA in creating and enforcing equitable and fair rationing plans during this COVID-19 crisis. For example, ventilator shortages are a common occurrence. The ADA, similar to other civil rights laws, operates so that a person with a disability is not denied a ventilator or other resources because of his/her disability. One reason that a person with a disability may be denied limited medical …
Rights Not Fundamental: Disability And The Right To Marry, Gabriella Garbero
Rights Not Fundamental: Disability And The Right To Marry, Gabriella Garbero
Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy
Disabled people have long been systematically excluded from marriage, despite its personal, religious, cultural, and symbolic importance, and despite it being treated as a fundamental right in other contexts. This exclusion has been perpetuated by arcane laws that require Social Security and Medicaid beneficiaries to include their spouse’s income and assets in eligibility calculations. Since eligibility is contingent upon very little income and very few assets, couples who marry and intend to keep benefits are forced to live far below the poverty line in order to meet income and asset criteria, and many people are unable to make such a …
The Impact Of Disability: A Comparative Approach To Medical Resource Allocation In Public Health Emergencies, Katie Hanschke, Leslie E. Wolf, Wendy F. Hensel
The Impact Of Disability: A Comparative Approach To Medical Resource Allocation In Public Health Emergencies, Katie Hanschke, Leslie E. Wolf, Wendy F. Hensel
Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Disability Cultural Competence In The Medical Profession, Mary Crossley
Disability Cultural Competence In The Medical Profession, Mary Crossley
Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Disability, Equipment Barriers, And Women’S Health: Using The Ada To Provide Meaningful Access, Elizabeth Pendo
Disability, Equipment Barriers, And Women’S Health: Using The Ada To Provide Meaningful Access, Elizabeth Pendo
Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Disability, Eugenics, And The Culture Wars, Paul A. Lombardo
Disability, Eugenics, And The Culture Wars, Paul A. Lombardo
Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Disability And The Duties Of Potential Parents, Janet Malek
Disability And The Duties Of Potential Parents, Janet Malek
Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy
No abstract provided.