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Unaccommodated: How The Ada Fails Parents, Sarah H. Lorr
Unaccommodated: How The Ada Fails Parents, Sarah H. Lorr
Faculty Scholarship
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Mental Health Care And Intimate Partner Violence: Unasked Questions, Delaney E. Anderson, Richard C. Boldt
Mental Health Care And Intimate Partner Violence: Unasked Questions, Delaney E. Anderson, Richard C. Boldt
Faculty Scholarship
There is significant overlap between the group of people who experience trauma, including domestic or intimate partner violence, and those who are hospitalized for severe mental illness. In recent years there has been a growing awareness in the mental health treatment community of the prevalence of trauma among individuals with behavioral health problems. Despite the strong evidence of elevated rates of exposure to domestic or intimate partner violence among individuals experiencing mental illness (including depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder), mental health professionals often do not effectively address this co-occurring factor in assessing and treating their clients or patients. The …
Lived Experience And Disability Justice In The Family Regulation System, Sarah H. Lorr, L. Frunel
Lived Experience And Disability Justice In The Family Regulation System, Sarah H. Lorr, L. Frunel
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Mindful Debiasing: Meditation As A Tool To Address Disability Discrimination, Elizabeth F. Emens
Mindful Debiasing: Meditation As A Tool To Address Disability Discrimination, Elizabeth F. Emens
Faculty Scholarship
Antidiscrimination law is at a critical juncture. The law prohibits formal and explicit systems of exclusion, but much bias nonetheless persists. New tools are needed. This Article argues that mindfulness meditation may be a powerful strategy in the battle against disability discrimination. This Article sets out eight reasons that disability bias is particularly intractable. The Article then draws on empirical, philosophical, and scholarly sources to identify mechanisms through which mindfulness meditation can address these dynamics. The Article concludes by presenting concrete doctrinal implications of bringing mindfulness to bear on disability discrimination. This Article thus contributes to the established fields of …
The Disability Cost Narrative: A Roundtable Discussion, Elizabeth F. Emens, Kaaryn S. Gustafson, Jasmine E. Harris
The Disability Cost Narrative: A Roundtable Discussion, Elizabeth F. Emens, Kaaryn S. Gustafson, Jasmine E. Harris
Faculty Scholarship
The dominance of “cost narratives” in disability law and discourse warranted the inclusion of a scholarly roundtable discussion devoted to the topic. The transcription below captures this discussion among three disability legal scholars: Professors Elizabeth F. Emens, Kaaryn S. Gustafson, and Jasmine E. Harris.