1. The disability rights movement : an overview / Richard K. Scotch -- 2. Mentally disabled individuals must receive minimum levels of care within institutions : the Circuit Court's decision / Frank Minis Johnson Jr. -- 3. Mandating minimum levels of care could impede care in institutions / Charles C. Cleland and Gary V. Sluyter -- 4. States cannot hold individuals in an institution if they do not present a threat to themselves or others : the Supreme Court's decision / Potter Stewart -- 5. The court's ruling on institutionalization of the mentally disabled lacks strength / J.L. Bernard -- 6. A man wrongly held in an institution recounts his life and his struggle to be released : personal narrative -- 7. Individuals with mental disabilities have the right to live in a community instead of an institution : the Supreme Court's decision / Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- 8. Students have the right to receive a free public education regardless of disability or cost : the Circuit Court's decision / Joseph Cornelius Waddy -- 9. The reauthorized IDEA should mandate an equal, integrated education for all children / Nina Zuna and Rud Turnbull -- 10. The mother of a student with learning disabilities calls for more integrated learning environments : personal narrative / Leigh M. O'Brien -- 11. Students with disabilities cannot be moved from their educational placement without proper evaluation : the Supreme Court's decision / William J. Brennan -- 12. Schools must appropriately discipline students with disabilities within the mandated guidelines / Mitchell L. Yell -- 13. A federally funded education program can deny admittance to a disabled individual based on an inability to meet all program requirements : the Supreme Court's decision / Lewis F. Powell -- 14. The Americans with Disabilities Act will advance civil rights for disabled americans / Dick Thornburgh -- 15. A young adult examines the impact of personal assistance services on her life : personal narrative / Sascha Bittner -- 16. A man disabled as a child reflects on the importance of the Americans with Disabilities Act on his life : personal narrative / Adrian Villalobos.
Summary:
Examines a broad range of perceived or actual legal rights and freedoms that impact the lives of young American teens. This volume focuses on the history of disability rights for children and teens.
Series:
Gale virtual reference library Teen rights and freedoms Teen rights and freedoms
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