Americans with DisabilitiesLeslie Francis, Anita Silvers In this groundbreaking work, leading philosophers, legal theorists, bioethicists, and policy makers offer incisive looks into the philosophical and moral foundations of disability law and policy. |
Contents
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The Semiconsequentialist Approach | 34 |
The Good of Agency | 54 |
At Home with My Daughter | 64 |
The Need for a Standard of Care | 81 |
Who Is Disabled? Who Is Protected? | 87 |
Biological Normality and the ADA | 102 |
Market Failure and ADA Title I | 193 |
Studying Disability Employment Policy and the ADA | 209 |
Health Care Resource Prioritization and Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities | 223 |
Mental Disabilities Equal Opportunity and the ADA | 255 |
A Challenge to | 269 |
The ADA and the Future of Disability Policy | 283 |
Can Disability Itself Be Viewed as a Legal Wrong? | 318 |
Hate Crimes and Disability | 331 |
The Supreme Courts Nearsighted View of the ADA | 124 |
Demedicalizing Disability Discrimination | 146 |
Work Health Congress | 163 |
disabling language | 357 |
Texts of Laws and Court Decisions | 387 |
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