April 18, 2022
The war in Ukraine presents three issues salient to the disability community: Reports of the Russian military targeting facilities where disabled people may reside or receive care; The question of care for disabled communities and persons seeking refuge; and How the law of war regards combatants with disabilities — that is, combatants who are disabled…
August 7, 2021
Authors’ Note: In an effort to make this blog post accessible to as broad a range of readers as possible, we have developed an easy read version of it. That version is available here. Editors’ Note: This piece is a part of our series celebrating the thirty-year anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)….
Authors’ Note: This is the easy read* version of another Blog post. There are over 1 billion people in the world who have a disability. During their lives, most people in the world will either have a disability or know someone who does. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is an important law that says people…
March 4, 2021
Editor’s Note: This piece is a part of our series celebrating the thirty-year anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). I never met my spring term Disability Law class in person. I told the students appearing on my computer screen, “Watch this moment. As a society, we will devote massive amounts of resources to…
February 22, 2021
Editor’s Note: This piece is a part of our series celebrating the thirty-year anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Throughout history, including late into the twentieth century, exclusion of people with disabilities was the norm. Prejudice, antiquated attitudes, and the failure to remove societal and institutional barriers typified society’s response to disability. Laws…
February 19, 2021
Editor’s Note: This piece is a part of our series celebrating the thirty-year anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). 2020 was a historic year for voting. Record-breaking voter turnout was challenged by a deadly pandemic that forced people to remain in their homes. Voters turned to absentee voting in droves and states accommodated…
Editor’s Note: This piece is a part of our series celebrating the thirty-year anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has been transformational in many ways, especially in the way that people with disabilities can access public spaces and thereby participate in their communities. Nevertheless, a look at…
