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- A Guide to Disability Rights Laws
- This guide provides an overview of Federal civil rights laws that ensure equal opportunity for people with disabilities. To find out more about how these laws may apply to you, contact the agencies and organizations listed below. A Guide to Disability Rights Laws
- Unequal rights
- Center for Public Representation attorneys have contributed to the development of mental and physical disability law by publishing books and writing articles for scholarly and popular journals. Several of these published works have been favorably cited by courts in important opinions and are for sale.
- American Bar Association/DISABILITY RIGHTS SECTION
- The Commission works to promote the ABA’s commitment to justice and the rule of law for people with mental, physical, and sensory disabilities, and to promote their full and equal participation in the legal profession.
- ASD in Criminal Court
- This Article acts as a toolkit for members of the judiciary on defendants with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and specifically looks to equip judges with knowledge, evidence, and resources on recognizing and understanding symptoms of ASD in order to better identify and evaluate diagnosed defendants and their offending behavior. This will allow judges to have impactful and beneficial interactions with defendants, potentially make appropriate procedural and sentencing adjustments before and during the legal process, and better ensure more positive and appropriate legal outcomes for defendants with ASD.
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