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Drunk Or Disabled - The Legal And Social Consequences Of Roy Tarpley's Discrimination Claim Against The Nba, Robin L. Muir Jan 2008

Drunk Or Disabled - The Legal And Social Consequences Of Roy Tarpley's Discrimination Claim Against The Nba, Robin L. Muir

Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal

No abstract provided.


What Happened To "Paul's Law"?: Insights On Advocating For Better Training And Better Outcomes In Encounters Between Law Enforcement And Persons With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Elizabeth Harvey Osborn Jan 2008

What Happened To "Paul's Law"?: Insights On Advocating For Better Training And Better Outcomes In Encounters Between Law Enforcement And Persons With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Elizabeth Harvey Osborn

University of Colorado Law Review

No abstract provided.


Involuntary Outpatient Commitment: Some Th Oughts On Promoting A Meaningful Dialogue Between Mental Health Advocates And Lawmakers, Henry A. Dlugacz Jan 2008

Involuntary Outpatient Commitment: Some Th Oughts On Promoting A Meaningful Dialogue Between Mental Health Advocates And Lawmakers, Henry A. Dlugacz

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Charter Schools And Special Education: Part Of The Solution Or Part Of The Problem?, Rebekah Gleason Dec 2007

Charter Schools And Special Education: Part Of The Solution Or Part Of The Problem?, Rebekah Gleason

University of the District of Columbia Law Review

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)1 provides each child with a disability the opportunity to receive educational benefit in an appropriate program. The individual needs of the child drive the often resource intensive programs. On the other hand, public charter schools focus on providing more choices for education by aiming to do a better job with less money. Public Charter Schools accountability for progress and fiscal responsibility means that schools focus on doing more with less resources for the school as a whole. Public Charter schools' mission of unique innovative instruction, free from local and state regulations that would …


The Mythic 43 Million Americans With Disabilities, Ruth Colker Oct 2007

The Mythic 43 Million Americans With Disabilities, Ruth Colker

William & Mary Law Review

Although Congress stated in its first statutory finding that it intended the Americans with DisabilitiesA ct (ADA) to protect at least 43 million Americans from disability discrimination, the Supreme Court has interpreted this statute so that it covers no more than 13.5 million Americans. More importantly, this Article demonstrates through the use of Census Bureau data that the ADA's employment discrimination provisions have been eviscerated to the point that the ADA protects virtually no Americans who are both disabled and able to work. This Article places that problem in the larger context of the Court undermining Congress's efforts to protect …


Olmstead V. L.C.-Deinstitutionalization And Community Integration: An Awakening Of The Nation's Conscience?, Samantha A. Dipolito Jul 2007

Olmstead V. L.C.-Deinstitutionalization And Community Integration: An Awakening Of The Nation's Conscience?, Samantha A. Dipolito

Mercer Law Review

Olmstead v. L.C. is a landmark case that originated in Georgia and has been lauded as the Brown v. Board of Education for the law of disability discrimination. In June 1999 the United States Supreme Court decided Olmstead v. L.C., holding that it is a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") for states to discriminate against people with disabilities by confining them to institutions when such individuals could live more appropriately in a community-based setting. Yet, nearly eight years after the Olmstead decision and fourteen years after the passage of the ADA, progress in implementing the …


Hedonic Damages, Hedonic Adaptation, And Disability, Samuel R. Bagenstos, Margo Schlanger Apr 2007

Hedonic Damages, Hedonic Adaptation, And Disability, Samuel R. Bagenstos, Margo Schlanger

Vanderbilt Law Review

Over the past quarter century, the concept of "adaptive preferences" has played an important role in debates in law, economics, and political philosophy. As Professor Jon Elster has described this psychological phenomenon, "people tend to adjust their aspirations to their possibilities." A number of prominent scholars have argued that the existence of adaptive preferences "raises serious problems for neoclassical economics and for unambivalent enthusiasm for freedom of choice." Because our current preferences are constrained by the opportunities available to us, proponents of adaptive preference theory contend, those preferences may not be the best guide to what is in our interests; …


Involuntary Commitment Of People With Mental Retardation: Ensuring All Of Georgia's Citizens Receive Adequate Procedural Due Process, Laura W. Harper Mar 2007

Involuntary Commitment Of People With Mental Retardation: Ensuring All Of Georgia's Citizens Receive Adequate Procedural Due Process, Laura W. Harper

Mercer Law Review

In the state of Georgia there are approximately three thousand citizens who are confined to segregated living institutions because of their disabilities. Many of these individuals are placed in institutions involuntarily through legal proceedings. Some of these individuals have mental retardation, a condition that occurs during a person's development and results in below normal intellectual functioning. Many disability advocates argue that segregation and institutionalization of people with mental retardation is not needed, although all do not agree. Despite strong advocacy for the rights of people with disabilities, many continue to be institutionalized, often because their families can find no other …


Yes, There Is A Duty To Accommodate Someone "Regarded As" Disabled Under The Ada, Marsha R. Peterson Mar 2007

Yes, There Is A Duty To Accommodate Someone "Regarded As" Disabled Under The Ada, Marsha R. Peterson

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Reasonably Accommodating The Able Employee Who Is Disabled By Misperception: The Ada's "Regarded As" Prong Gone Awry?, Selma Shelton Jan 2007

Reasonably Accommodating The Able Employee Who Is Disabled By Misperception: The Ada's "Regarded As" Prong Gone Awry?, Selma Shelton

Florida A & M University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Angling For A Fair Standard: A Recommendation For A Narrowly Tailored Non-Profit Exemption To The Closed Captioning Requirements, 25 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 165 (2007), Joshua Pila Jan 2007

Angling For A Fair Standard: A Recommendation For A Narrowly Tailored Non-Profit Exemption To The Closed Captioning Requirements, 25 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 165 (2007), Joshua Pila

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

In late 2006, the FCC’s Consumer and Government Affairs Bureau (“CGB”) issued the Anglers Order, providing a wholesale exemption for non-profit entities seeking to avoid the strictures of the Commission’s closed captioning rules. Disability advocates quickly criticized the Anglers Order on administrative law and communications law grounds. This paper avoids administrative law and communications law issues, but instead criticizes the Anglers Order on non-profit law and policy grounds. The paper then recommends and supports a post-application, narrowly-tailored financial test, automatically exempting A) non-profit organizations, with B) less than $25,000 in annual revenue, who C) receive no financial compensation for airing …


The Un Disability Convention: Historic Process, Strong Prospects, And Why The U.S. Should Ratify, Tara J. Melish Jan 2007

The Un Disability Convention: Historic Process, Strong Prospects, And Why The U.S. Should Ratify, Tara J. Melish

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of The Development And Adoption Of The United Nations Convention Recognizing The Rights Of Individuals With Disabilities: Why The United States Refuses To Sign This Un Convention, Tracy R. Justesen, Troy R. Justesen Jan 2007

An Analysis Of The Development And Adoption Of The United Nations Convention Recognizing The Rights Of Individuals With Disabilities: Why The United States Refuses To Sign This Un Convention, Tracy R. Justesen, Troy R. Justesen

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Equal Access To Post-Secondary Education: The Sisyphean Impact Of Flagging Test Scores Of Persons With Disabilities , Helia Garrido Hull Jan 2007

Equal Access To Post-Secondary Education: The Sisyphean Impact Of Flagging Test Scores Of Persons With Disabilities , Helia Garrido Hull

Cleveland State Law Review

In view of the social stigma associated with disabilities, and the inherent costs of providing accommodations to disabled students, the opportunity for bias within the admissions selection process is clear. As a result, the practice of flagging standardized tests has come under increasing scrutiny. The practice of distinguishing test takers having a disability from those who do not runs counter to the social policy of inclusion, and prevents disabled individuals from enjoying the benefits of equal citizenship. Part II of this paper provides a brief overview of the prejudice disabled individuals have endured throughout history, and discusses some early movements …


The Disabled Ada: How A Narrowing Ada Threatens To Exclude The Cognitively Disabled, Nathan Catchpole, Aaron Miller Dec 2006

The Disabled Ada: How A Narrowing Ada Threatens To Exclude The Cognitively Disabled, Nathan Catchpole, Aaron Miller

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


(Whatever Happended To) The Ada's "Record Of" Prong(?), Alex B. Long Nov 2006

(Whatever Happended To) The Ada's "Record Of" Prong(?), Alex B. Long

Washington Law Review

Of the three prongs in the Americans with Disabilities Act's (ADA) definition of disability, the "record of" prong is far less likely to be used by ADA plaintiffs in claiming protection under the Act than are the actual disability and "regarded as" prongs. Between the years 2000 and 2005, ADA and Rehabilitation Act plaintiffs who alleged employment discrimination in federal court relied upon the "record of" prong less than one-third as often as either the actual and "regarded as" prongs in claiming disability status. When they did rely on the "record of" prong, ADA plaintiffs did not enjoy any greater …


Title Iii Of The Americans With Disabilities Act Applies To Foreign Cruise Ships; But What Exactly Is Required?, Samantha Allison Dipolito May 2006

Title Iii Of The Americans With Disabilities Act Applies To Foreign Cruise Ships; But What Exactly Is Required?, Samantha Allison Dipolito

Mercer Law Review

In Spector v. Norwegian Cruise Line, the United States Supreme Court held that Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (the "ADA") applies to foreign-flag cruise ships in American waters insofar as the requirements of Title III do not interfere with the internal order of the cruise ships. Additionally, the Court held that the provision of the ADA requiring barrier removal, which is "readily achievable" does not apply if the removal would bring a ship into noncompliance with international legal obligations. The dissenting opinion argues that Title III of the ADA does not apply to foreign cruise ships …


Mending A Monumental Mountain: Resolving Two Critical Circuit Splits Under The Americans With Disabilities Act For The Sake Of Logic, Unity, And The Mentally Disabled, Matthew M. Cannon May 2006

Mending A Monumental Mountain: Resolving Two Critical Circuit Splits Under The Americans With Disabilities Act For The Sake Of Logic, Unity, And The Mentally Disabled, Matthew M. Cannon

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Making Sense Of The Inclusion Debate Under Idea, Stacey Gordon Mar 2006

Making Sense Of The Inclusion Debate Under Idea, Stacey Gordon

Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Representing Children With Disabilities: Legal And Ethical Considerations, Kim Brooks Tandy, Teresa Heffernan Mar 2006

Representing Children With Disabilities: Legal And Ethical Considerations, Kim Brooks Tandy, Teresa Heffernan

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Barriers To Accessible Housing: Enforcement Issues In "Design And Construction" Cases Under The Fair Housing Act, Robert G. Schwemm Mar 2006

Barriers To Accessible Housing: Enforcement Issues In "Design And Construction" Cases Under The Fair Housing Act, Robert G. Schwemm

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.


Absentee Voting By People With Disabilities: Promoting Access And Integrity, Daniel P. Tokaji, Ruth Colker Jan 2006

Absentee Voting By People With Disabilities: Promoting Access And Integrity, Daniel P. Tokaji, Ruth Colker

McGeorge Law Review

No abstract provided.


Defining And Assessing Capacity To Vote: The Effect Of Mental Impairment On The Rights Of Voters, Sally Balch Hurme, Paul S. Appelbaum Jan 2006

Defining And Assessing Capacity To Vote: The Effect Of Mental Impairment On The Rights Of Voters, Sally Balch Hurme, Paul S. Appelbaum

McGeorge Law Review

No abstract provided.


Preserving Voting Rights In Long-Term Care Institutions: Facilitating Resident Voting While Maintaining Election Integrity, Nina A. Kohn Jan 2006

Preserving Voting Rights In Long-Term Care Institutions: Facilitating Resident Voting While Maintaining Election Integrity, Nina A. Kohn

McGeorge Law Review

No abstract provided.


Suit Filed In Illinois Over Ada, Shauna Coleman Jan 2006

Suit Filed In Illinois Over Ada, Shauna Coleman

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Through The Looking Glass: Judicial Deference To Academic Decision-Making, Douglas K. Rush Jan 2006

Through The Looking Glass: Judicial Deference To Academic Decision-Making, Douglas K. Rush

Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest

This paper will review the statutory mandates of Section 504 and the ADA and examine the extent to which courts are willing to defer to institutional decisions concerning program modifications to accommodate learning disabled students. Courts have long recognized that academic decision-makers are entitled to deference, especially when their decisions concern issues related to educational programs. Courts must be vigilant, however, to properly weigh their role as the enforcers of Congressional legislation against the judicial policy of deference to academic decisions. Section I of this article will review the federal statutory and regulatory frameworks governing disability accommodations as they relate …


Justice Disparities: Does The Ada Enforcement System Treat People With Psychiatric Disabilities Fairly?, Jeffrey Swanson, Scott Burris, Kathryn Moss, Michael Ullman Jan 2006

Justice Disparities: Does The Ada Enforcement System Treat People With Psychiatric Disabilities Fairly?, Jeffrey Swanson, Scott Burris, Kathryn Moss, Michael Ullman

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


Framing The Voting Rights Claims Of Cognitively Impaired Individuals, Pamela S. Karlan Jan 2006

Framing The Voting Rights Claims Of Cognitively Impaired Individuals, Pamela S. Karlan

McGeorge Law Review

No abstract provided.


Is The Ada Short-Sighted? An Analysis Of Sightline Regulations In Movie Theaters, Michael D. Driver Jan 2006

Is The Ada Short-Sighted? An Analysis Of Sightline Regulations In Movie Theaters, Michael D. Driver

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law

In Part I, the history of disability law in the United States will be discussed, following the decision of Brown v. Board of Education until the passage of the ADA. The purpose and contents of the ADA will, in pertinent part, then be discussed, as will the language of the Act that caused the circuits to split and the language of the Act as it now stands. The contents of the circuit court cases from the First, Fifth, Sixth, and Ninth Circuits will be analyzed, separating the circuits into majority (First, Sixth, and Ninth Circuits) and minority (Fifth Circuit) positions. …


Law Students With Attention Deficit Disorder: How To Reach Them, How To Teach Them, 39 J. Marshall L. Rev. 349 (2006), Robin A. Boyle Jan 2006

Law Students With Attention Deficit Disorder: How To Reach Them, How To Teach Them, 39 J. Marshall L. Rev. 349 (2006), Robin A. Boyle

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.