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Fragmented Lives: Disability Discrimination And The Role Of "Environment-Framing", Ani B. Satz Jan 2011

Fragmented Lives: Disability Discrimination And The Role Of "Environment-Framing", Ani B. Satz

Washington and Lee Law Review

This Article presents a novel theory that courts undermine the purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by implicitly embracing environment-frames that disfavor disability protections. Courts employ environment-frames at two stages of judicial analysis under the Act: the disability eligibility and remedy stages. In determining whether a plaintiff is in the statutorily protected class, courts typically use a broad environment-frame to assess limitation of a "major life activity." The larger the environment-frame, the more likely a court will view an individual as able to perform a major life activity in some portion of her environment and deny her protected …


Courts Must Welcome The Reality Of The Modem World: Cyberspace Is A Place Under Title Iii Of The Americans With Disabilities Act, Shani Else Jan 2008

Courts Must Welcome The Reality Of The Modem World: Cyberspace Is A Place Under Title Iii Of The Americans With Disabilities Act, Shani Else

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Title Iii Of The Americans With Disabilities Act On Employer-Provided Insurance Plans: Is The Insurance Company Subject To Liability?, Jill L. Schultz Jan 1999

The Impact Of Title Iii Of The Americans With Disabilities Act On Employer-Provided Insurance Plans: Is The Insurance Company Subject To Liability?, Jill L. Schultz

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


What Constitutes A "Disability" Under The Americans With Disabilities Act: Should Courts Consider Mitigating Measures?, Maureen R. Walsh Jun 1998

What Constitutes A "Disability" Under The Americans With Disabilities Act: Should Courts Consider Mitigating Measures?, Maureen R. Walsh

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


School Discipline And The Handicapped Child Sep 1982

School Discipline And The Handicapped Child

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.