The Americans with disabilities act at 25 years : lessons to learn from the convention on the rights of people with disabilities

KANTER, Arlene S

Publication Date 

2015
65 p

“In this Article, the Author argues that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the subsequent ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), have not realized the goal of ensuring equality for people with disabilities. The Author suggests that the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities

(CRPD), adopted in 2006 by the United Nations, offers a new approach to realizing the right to equality for people with disabilities”

Drake Law Review, Vol. 63

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Keywords 

Cross-cutting; policy; Disability and social diversity; persons with disabilities; Global picture; disability; Inclusion; inclusion and mainstreaming; society and social change; Politics government and economics; government and politics; legislation and policy; Research; disability studies

Regional Focus 

Pan American (PAHO)

Country focus 

USA

Language 

English

Type of material 

text

Content type 

research; journal article

CRPD 

CRPD: general

Publisher 

Drake Law Review