Critical disability theory essays in philosophy, politics, policy, and law
edited by Dianne Pothier and Richard Devlin.
- Vancouver, BC UBC Press c2006.
- viii, 336 23 cm.
- Law and society series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : Toward a critical theory of dis-citizenship Disability policy making : evaluating the evidence base Does theory matter? Exploring the nexus between disability, human rights, and public policy Justice as fairness in accomodating workers with disabilities and critical theory : the limitations of a Rawlsian framework for empowering people with disabilities in Canada Multicultural citizenship : the case of the disabled Ghosts in the machine : civil rights laws and the hybrid "invisible other" Working at the margins : disabled peope and the growth of precarious employment life without living : challenging medical and economic reductionism in home support policy for people with disabilities Autism in public policy Post-secondary education and disabled students : mining a level playing field or playing in a minefield? Now you see her, now you don't : how law shapes disabled women's experience of exposure, surveillance, and assessment in the clinical encounter Damage quantification in tort and pre-existing conditions : arguments for a reconceptualization Beyond compassion and sympathy to respect and equality : gendered disability and equality rights law Infertility and the parameters of discrimination discourse Appendix : Legal developments in the Supreme Court of Canada regarding disability Richard Devlin and Dianne Pothier -- Mary Ann McColl ... [et al.] -- Marcia H. Rioux and Fraser Valentine -- Ravi A. Malhotra -- Theresa Man Ling Lee -- Carolyn Tyjewski -- Robert D. Wilson -- Kari Krogh and Jon Johnson -- Dana Lee Baker -- Teri Hibbs and Dianne Pothier -- Catherine Frazee, Joan Gilmour, and Roxanne Mykitiuk -- Darcy L. MacPherson -- Fiona Sampson -- Daphne Gilbert and Diana Majury -- Diannce Pothier. A
People with disabilities--Government policy--Canada. Discrimination against people with disabilities--Canada. People with disabilities--Legal status, laws, etc.--Canada.