Disability Law Primer (PDF) - ARCH Disability Law Centre

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TABLE OF CONTENTS



  • I. UNDERSTANDING, DEFINING, AND DESCRIBING DISABILITIES

    • A. Understanding Disability

    • B. Disability Models

      • Disabilities C. Prevalence of Disability in Canada: Most Lawyers will Represent Clients with



    • D. Appropriate Language and Terms Describing Disabilities

    • E. Understanding of “Disability” in Jurisprudence and Legislation



  • II. PARTICULAR LAWS AND LEGAL CONCEPTS RELATING TO DISABILITY

    • A. The Duty to Accommodate Disability

    • B. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

    • C. The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act,



  • III. THE RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND CLIENTS WITH DISABILITIES

    • A. General

    • B. “Client Under a Disability” and Capacity to Instruct Counsel

    • C. Discrimination and Accommodation

    • CONSIDERATIONS FOR ACCOMMODATING CLIENTS IV. GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING DISABILITIES AND PRACTICAL

    • A. General

    • B. Deaf People and People with Hearing Loss

    • C. Vision Disabilities

    • D. Communication Disabilities

    • E. Disabilities that Affect Mobility

    • F. Mental Health/Psychiatric Disabilities

    • G. Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities

    • H. Learning Disabilities



  • V. WEB RESOURCES

  • Appendix A

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