(3 units). Exploration of how law can be used as a tool to empower people with disabilities and work for the advancement of social justice on issues relating to disability rights. Introduction to a variety of paradigms and conceptions for thinking about disability issues and the differences between impairment, disability and handicap through jurisprudence and other scholarly materials. Review of current issues such as disability rights in the workplace, reproduction and the "right to die". Course Component: Lecture
(3 units). Exploration of how law can be used as a tool to empower people with disabilities and work for the advancement of social justice on issues relating to disability rights. Introduction to a variety of paradigms and conceptions for thinking about disability issues and the differences between impairment, disability and handicap through jurisprudence and other scholarly materials. Review of current issues such as disability rights in the workplace, reproduction and the "right to die". Course Component: Lecture
