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Disability Harassment - Critical America Series
Author: Mark Weber

View the Table of Contents. Read the Preface.?Provides a progression of well-documented, horrific stories of abuse that are experienced by both children and adults, by both individuals and who were born with a disability and by individuals who became disabled.??Harold A. Johnson, Michigan State University?Weber is at his b... more »est when he explains the terrible cruelty of marginalizing and segregating children from their peers on account of disability.?

?Trial?Weber lays out an understandable explanation of the remedies that exist for people who are harassed based on disability, including those that are available under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). . . . Few lawyers practice in the area of disability law. One perhaps unintended benefit of the book is that it may recruit trial lawyers to Weber?s cause. His passion for the subject gives life to the pages of the book and may inspire trial lawyers to get involved in these types of cases. . . . In the end, Weber makes it clear that practitioners can protect the rights of children and workers with disabilities. And he succeeds in making his main point: that children and workers ought to be treated equally and evaluated on their merits, not their afflictions. This book helps trial lawyers get closer to that laudable goal.?

?Trial Review"Weber is addressing an important and under-examined issue in disability law. Fighting the insidious problem of disability-based harassment cries out for new legal approaches and Weber offers suggestions that are at once creative and quite practical. Importantly, he links legal approaches to necessary changes in societal attitudes toward people with disabilities, emphasizing the continuing need to integrate them fully into all aspects of society. He thoroughly marshals the relevant case law in educational, employment and related areas, writes exceedingly clearly, and documents his arguments impressively. He is truly the expert on disability harassment in both educational and employment settings, and this book allows that expertise to shine through."

?Robert D. Dinerstein, Professor of Law, American University"Weber presents a rich and detailed understanding of disability harassment. His book is timely and important to the field, and covers the topic thoroughly."

?Peter Blanck, Syracuse UniversityBuilding on the insights of both disability studies and civil rights scholars, Mark C. Weber frames his examination of disability harassment on the premise that disabled people are members of a minority group that must negotiate an artificial yet often damaging environment of physical and attitudinal barriers. The book considers courts' approaches to the problem of disability harassment, particularly the application of an analogy to race and sex harassment and the development of legal remedies and policy reforms under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). While litigation under the ADA has addressed discrimination in public accommodations, employment, and education, Weber points out that the law has done little to combat disability harassment. He recommends that arguments based on unused provisions of the ADA should be developed and new legal remedies advanced to address the problem. Disability Harassment also draws on case law to explore special problems of harassment in the public schools, and closes with an appeal to judges and lawmakers for expanded legal protection against harassment.

ISBN-13: 9780814794050
ISBN-10: 081479405X
Publication Date: 3/1/2007
Pages: 240
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Publisher: NYU Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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