This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the roots of institutionalization, deinstitutionalization legislation and policies of the twentieth century, and twenty-first-century efforts to promote community living policies domestically and intern…
A guide to real-world applications of The 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design Applying the ADA helps architects and developers understand better how the rules for eliminating barriers in the built environment apply t…
Artificial persons, as conceived by Hobbes, speak and act in the name of others, so that their actions become the actions of someone else, such as the lawyer who represents and acts for his or her client. In modern institutions we can find many othe…
This practical manual offers essential information and guidance for anyone involved with ADA issues in higher education settings. Fundamental principles and actual clinical and administrative procedures are outlined for evaluating, documenting, and…
Equality is an ideal to which we all aspire. Yet the more closely we examine it, the more its meaning shifts. How do we explain how equal treatment can in effect lead to inequality, while unequal treatment might be necessary in order to achieve equa…
Die Untersuchung geht der Frage nach, wie sich gleichheitsrechtlich gepragtes, modernes Antidiskriminierungsrecht fur Menschen mit Behinderung und das traditionell sozialrechtlich gepragte Recht der beruflichen Rehabilitation zueinander verhalten. A…
In Deutschland leben laut Statistischem Bundesamt rund 10 Mio. Menschen mit einer Behinderung, davon gelten uber 70% als schwerbehindert. Die Lebenswirklichkeit dieser Menschen hangt oft massgeblich ab vom sog. Rehabilitationsrecht, wortlich dem "Re…
This collection of original essays, from both established scholars and newcomers, takes up a recent debate in philosophy, sociology, and disability studies on whether disability is intrinsically a harm that lowers a person's quality of life. While t…
This casebook examines the development of disability rights law and policy in the United States and abroad and can be used as either a law or graduate school teaching tool. It gives a complete and current treatment of the Americans with Disabilities…
Bokens syfte är att lära ut grundläggande juridiska kunskaper i utredningsarbetet inom socialtjänstens äldre- och funktionshinderområde. Verket skall fungera som en hjälp att hantera det dagliga arbetet inom socialtjänsten genom ett upplägg som utgå…
Should a court order medical treatment for a severely disabled newborn in the face of the parents' refusal to authorize it? How does the law apply to a neighborhood that objects to a group home for developmentally disabled people? Does equality mean…
Disabling Barriers analyzes issues relating to disability at different moments in Canadian and American history. In this volume, legal scholars, historians, and disability-rights activists explore how disabled people have been portrayed and treated…
This interdisciplinary collection of essays addresses the theoretical, practical and legal dimensions of equality for persons with disabilities. The issues covered include the central problem of defining disability and impairment; the dilemma of sam…
Disability, Human Rights, and Information Technology addresses the global issue of equal access to information and communications technology (ICT) by persons with disabilities. The right to access the same digital content at the same time and at the…
Youth with disabilities who are also in the foster care system are one of the most vulnerable populations in the United States, yet little attention is focused on the unique challenges they face as they negotiate their way through multiple systems t…
Der Stichwortkommentar zum Behindertenrecht beantwortet die juristischen Fragen der Praxis wissenschaftlich fundiert, uberschaubar und nah an der Beratungswirklichkeit. Die Gesamtdarstellung in einem Band definiert zunachst alphabetisch konkrete Leb…
Increasing numbers of people have connections with one country, but live and work in another, frequently owning property or investments in several countries. People with lifelong or subsequently developed impairments of capacity move cross-border or…
Building on David M. Engel and Frank W. Munger's work analyzing the narratives of people with physical and learning disabilities, this book examines the life stories of twelve physically disabled Canadian adults through the prism of the social model…
"The VA is not your loving Uncle Sam who opens his wallet and says, `Here you are, nephew-a $1,000 check per month for the rest of your life. That should take the pain out of your service injuries,' " writes John D. Roche. Far from it, he reveals. T…
In Land Use Law and Disability, Robin Paul Malloy argues that our communities need better planning to be safely and easily navigated by people with mobility impairment and to facilitate intergenerational aging in place. To achieve this, communities…
This is the first collection to examine the legal dynamics of deinstitutionalisation. It considers the extent to which some contemporary laws, policies and practices affecting people with disabilities are moving towards the promised end point of enh…
Eine behinderungsgerechte, betriebliche oder betriebsnahe Ausbildung ist unverzichtbar, um die kritisierte Segregation auf dem Arbeits- und Ausbildungsmarkt zu uberwinden und eine dauerhafte Erwerbsteilhabe zu erreichen. Schwellen und Barrieren werd…
An examination of US public policymaking and securing rights for person with disabilities. Following on the heels of other Civil Rights movements, disability rights laws emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Often these laws were more symbolic…
Versorgungsamt oder Amt f r Soziale Angelegenheiten (ASA) Schwerbehinderte stehen in vielfacher Hinsicht unter einem besonderen rechtlichen Schutz Versorgungsamt Schwerbehindertenrecht (Deutschland) Schwerbehinderter Grad der Behinderung Neuntes Buc…
Auch unter dem Einfluss der UN-Behindertenrechtskonvention bleibt die Ermoglichung beruflicher Teilhabe von Menschen mit Behinderungen eine zentrale soziale Aufgabe. Die im Band enthaltenen Beitrage greifen die Ambivalenzen auf, die sich aus den vor…
An easy to use reference, The ADA Reference Guide helps readers quickly understand the new requirements of the updated Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG), an issue of concern for both the public and practitioners. Rather than simply p…
Studies in Law, Politics, and Society provides a vehicle for the publication of scholarly articles within the broad parameters of interdisciplinary legal scholarship. In this latest edition of this highly successful research series, chapters examine…
Har du ett barn med neuropsykiatrisk funktionsnedsättning? Har du någon gång känt dig ensam i din kamp för att få till en fungerande skolgång för ditt barn? Skoljuridik ur ett föräldraperspektiv tar upp de viktigaste delarna i skollagen och tolkar v…
This handbook provides a comprehensive and authoritative state-of-the-art review of the current and emerging research and policy on disability law.Bringing together a team of respected and experienced experts, the handbook offers a range of jurisdic…
The collection examines the ways in which the emerging interdisciplinary study of care provokes a reassessment of the connections and disjuncture between care and governance, ethics, and public, personal and professional identities.Evolving from a p…
Working Ethics sets out an ethical foundation for professionals and for the professions in a modern, culturally complex society. This book will be of interest to anyone who takes seriously their obligations to society as a whole and to the individua…
Die Teilhabechancen von Kindern mit Behinderungen werden nur selten thematisiert. Haufiger wird gesellschaftliche Teilhabe mit Erwerbsteilhabe verknupft und darum meistens die Teilhabe erwachsener Menschen am Arbeitsleben fokussiert. Dieses Werk bef…
