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The Right Of Access To Sport And Recreation For Disabled Persons Under International Law: What Does It Really Entail?, Ilias Bantekas Apr 2022

The Right Of Access To Sport And Recreation For Disabled Persons Under International Law: What Does It Really Entail?, Ilias Bantekas

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.


Loopholes, Licensing, And Legislation: Considering The Needs Of People With Disabilities In The Autonomous Vehicle Revolution, Caroline Glennie-Smith Oct 2018

Loopholes, Licensing, And Legislation: Considering The Needs Of People With Disabilities In The Autonomous Vehicle Revolution, Caroline Glennie-Smith

Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review

Self-driving vehicles have the potential to revolutionize transportation for all Americans and will be especially beneficial for the more than fifty-seven million Americans with a disability. This Note offers a primer on a rapidly-developing area of law and policy that will permanently alter how Americans interact with transportation. While public availability of autonomous vehicles is anticipated as early as next year, widespread use of these vehicles is likely at least a decade away. The lag between current-day prototypes and future widespread public availability provides lawmakers, self-driving vehicle manufacturers, and the disability community an important opportunity to work together to shape …


Fourth Circuit Fumbles The Ball: Spirit Of Disability Rights Compromised In The Wake Of Class V. Townson University, Dave Peterson Oct 2018

Fourth Circuit Fumbles The Ball: Spirit Of Disability Rights Compromised In The Wake Of Class V. Townson University, Dave Peterson

Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review

The Fourth Circuit’s recent decision in Class v. Towson University threatens the rights guaranteed to disabled persons under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Rehab Act”). The Acts demand that disabled persons not be excluded from activities based on unsubstantiated paternalistic concerns, and, where exclusion occurs, the Acts entrust courts to evaluate whether exclusion was warranted in light of the best available objective evidence. This Comment argues that by deferring to the speculative fears and subjective judgment of Towson University—the very entity accused of violating the ADA and Rehab Act in Class …


Collective Versus Individual Rights: The Able Worker And The Promotion Of Precarious Work For Persons With Disabilities Under Conflicting International Law Regimes, Paul Harpur Feb 2018

Collective Versus Individual Rights: The Able Worker And The Promotion Of Precarious Work For Persons With Disabilities Under Conflicting International Law Regimes, Paul Harpur

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.


Unreasonable Accommodation: Examining Eeoc V. St. Joseph’S Hospital, Inc. And Noncompetitive Reassignment, Amy Rankin Jan 2017

Unreasonable Accommodation: Examining Eeoc V. St. Joseph’S Hospital, Inc. And Noncompetitive Reassignment, Amy Rankin

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

No abstract provided.


For The Protection Of Society's Most Vulnerable, The Ada Should Apply To Arrests, Thomas J. Auner Jan 2016

For The Protection Of Society's Most Vulnerable, The Ada Should Apply To Arrests, Thomas J. Auner

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

No abstract provided.