AALS Annual Meeting Program for Section on Law & Mental Disability

Michael Waterstone (Mississippi) writes to tell us about the Section on Law & Mental Disability's AALS Annual Program this January.

The Section will have its AALS panel on Thursday, January 5^th from 10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.  The title of the program is “The Human Rights of People with Mental with Disabilities: The Americans with Disabilities Act and Global Perspectives.”  The panelists are Elizabeth Emens (Columbia), Paul Steven Miller (University of Washington), Arlene Kanter (Syracuse), and Steve Smith (California Western). Michael Waterstone will be the moderator of the panel.

The panel will reflect on whether the ADA has been effective in addressing discrimination against people with mental disabilities.  This panel will also discuss, from the global and international perspectives, what other issues may be beyond the scope of antidiscrimination legislation, and the effectiveness of different legal and policy approaches in addressing these issues.

PS