Disability and the Law

Disability and the Law

Contents of Disability and the Law

Contents of this subject matter include:

Defining Disability

Medical model

Social model

Feminist and postmodern approaches

Legal Approaches – Disability Discrimination

Disability discrimination laws

International Perspectives

Human rights approach

Legal Approaches – Protection and control

Consent, capacity and coercion

Regulation of sexual relationships

Disability and end-of-life decision-making

Legal Approaches – Reproduction and disability

Reproductive decision-making

Assisted reproduction

Genetic testing: PGD and prenatal testing

Wrongful Life and Wrongful birth

Therapy versus enhancement

Body modification

Using prosthetics

Disability and sport