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Gendering Disability To Enable Disability Rights Law, Michelle Travis Dec 2016

Gendering Disability To Enable Disability Rights Law, Michelle Travis

Michelle A. Travis

This Article expands the social model of disability by analyzing the interaction between disability and gender. The modern disability rights movement is built upon the social model, which understands disability not as an inherent personal deficiency but as the product of the environment with which an impairment interacts. The social model is reflected in the accommodation mandate of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), which holds employers responsible for the limiting aspects of their workplace design. This Article shows that the limitations imposed upon impairments result not only from physical aspects of a workplace but also from other …


Fair Housing Modifications And Accommodations In The '90s, 29 J. Marshall L. Rev. 331 (1996), F. Caruso Feb 2016

Fair Housing Modifications And Accommodations In The '90s, 29 J. Marshall L. Rev. 331 (1996), F. Caruso

F. Willis Caruso

No abstract provided.


New Rights For The Disabled: The Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990, Steven Kaminshine Oct 2014

New Rights For The Disabled: The Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990, Steven Kaminshine

Steven J. Kaminshine

No abstract provided.