Disability & the Law

This book presents an overview of The National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2), funded by the National Center for Special Education Researc...

The over-representation of minority students in special education continues to be a persistent and challenging issue in education. This is a compli...

By five months of life, babies can raise their heads when in a supine position on the floor. This common and expected progression in controlling th...

This book brings together a number of important issues within the area of mental health and deafness. The book is aimed at mental health profession...

During the 113th Congress, the Senate might consider providing its advice and consent to ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Perso...

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, enacted in 1974, is a needs-based program that provides cash benefits designed to ensure a minimum ...

This treatise is a detailed article-by-article examination of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Each...

Increasing numbers of people with autism and other developmental disabilities are being convicted of sex offences, resulting in draconian and publi...

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 gradu...

Studies show that up to 85 percent of youth in juvenile detention facilities have disabilities that make them eligible for special education servic...

In Working towards Equity, Dustin Galer argues that paid work significantly shaped the experience of disability during the late twentieth century. ...

The lives of youth with disabilities have changed radically in the past fifty years. Youth who are coming of age right now are the first generation...

The legal system is complex, and without appropriate access, many injustices can occur. Deaf people in the criminal justice system are routinely de...

In Twenty-Two Cents an Hour, Doug Crandell uncovers the harsh reality of people with disabilities in the United States who are forced to work in un...

The ultimate reference to the latest ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities Architects, interior designers, engineers, ...