Recently added articles from Texas Journal on Civil Liberties & Civil Rights:
JACOBUS TENBROEK LAW SYMPOSIUM KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Apr 01, 2008; ... Robert Bork said, '"You can't legislate morality.' Indeed . . . we legislate little else."1 John Adams said, "In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress."2 These reflections indicate that the ...
JACOBUS TENBROEK, PARTICIPATORY JUSTICE, AND THE UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Apr 01, 2008; ... INTRODUCTION Writing with prescience, Professor Jacobus tenBroek eloquently argued mid-century on behalf of participatory justice for individuals with disabilities.1 Nothing "could be more essential to personality, social existence, [and] economic opportunity" he determined, "than the ...
THE ADA AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2008
Apr 01, 2008; ... I. INTRODUCTION One of us, Chai Feldblum, was actively involved in the drafting and negotiation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) from 1988 to 1990, and has remained involved in disability rights since that time. Two of us, Kevin Barry and Emily Benfer, are part of the new ...
STRATEGIC ADVOCACY IN FULFILLING THE GOALS OF DISABILITY POLICY: IS THE ONLY QUESTION HOW FULL THE GLASS IS?
Apr 01, 2008; ... In his excellent article assessing the current state of disability law in the United States,1 Professor Robert Dinerstein evaluates the array of federal statutes (including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),2 the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),3 the Fair Housing Act ...
"THE RIGHT TO LIVE IN THE WORLD": DISABILITY YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW
Apr 01, 2008; ... I. INTRODUCTION Jacobus tenBroek understood The Right to Live in the World. At the dawn of disability rights advocacy, in 1966, tenBroek argued for a policy of "integrationalism," which called for the full and equal participation in society of persons with disabilities.1 Only years later ...