Chapter 2
Providing Legal Services for People with Disabilities^1
September 2013
Current to September 2013. Anyone intending to rely on this paper should conduct their own research for
updates in the legislation and jurisprudence.
A French version of this paper has been prepared by the Centre for Legal Translation and Documentation.
The translation is entitled x and can be found at Chapter 2. The analysis is based on an English version of
the law.
1 This article is a revision and update of a number of previous, similar articles written by ARCH lawyers, the first
written in 1988. Because the concept of disability and relevant laws evolve over time, this article will always be a work in progress. ARCH welcomes comments and questions regarding the provision of legal services to clients
with disabilities.