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Full-Text Articles in Disability Law

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.


Better Off Dead Than Disabled?: Should Courts Recognize A "Wrongful Living" Cause Of Action When Doctors Fail To Honor Patients' Advance Directives?, Adam A. Milani Jan 1997

Better Off Dead Than Disabled?: Should Courts Recognize A "Wrongful Living" Cause Of Action When Doctors Fail To Honor Patients' Advance Directives?, Adam A. Milani

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


Illiteracy, Disempowerment And Injustice: How The Ontario Human Rights Code Can Protect Persons With Low Literacy Skills, Mark Anthony Drumbl Jan 1993

Illiteracy, Disempowerment And Injustice: How The Ontario Human Rights Code Can Protect Persons With Low Literacy Skills, Mark Anthony Drumbl

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For too long individuals with low literacy skills have been viewed as "illiterates" living on the margins of society, unable to function as well as their "literate" counterparts. In reality, the one third of all Canadians who have weak literacy skills perform vital roles in society and deserve not to be discriminated against in political employment and contractual situations.

Accordingly, the author suggests that discrimination against individuals with low literacy skills be prohibited by the creation of a new ground in the Ontario Human Rights Code entitled "lack of proficiency in English or French". The author canvasses the ability of …


Ake V. Oklaboma, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1984

Ake V. Oklaboma, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

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Irving Independent School District V. Tatro, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1983

Irving Independent School District V. Tatro, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.


Smith V. Robinson, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1983

Smith V. Robinson, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.


School Discipline And The Handicapped Child Sep 1982

School Discipline And The Handicapped Child

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Employment Discrimination And The Visually Impaired, David A. Yuckman Jan 1982

Employment Discrimination And The Visually Impaired, David A. Yuckman

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Sterilization Rights Of Mental Retardates Jan 1982

The Sterilization Rights Of Mental Retardates

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.