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Disability Law Research Guide

Introduction

This quick topic guide was created for students conducting introductory research in the area of disability law. This guide, while not comprehensive, provides a listing of the more important, current and relevant materials available in this subject area.

Members of the Georgetown University community may contact a reference librarian for assistance.

Key Resources

image: book cover - Americans with Disabilities: Practice and Compliance ManualAmericans with Disabilities: Practice and Compliance Manual
KF480.A6 L3 1992; available on Westlaw.

  • "This text is designed to provide the attorney representing businesses, transportation carriers, schools, and municipalities with the information they need to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Also provides coverage of other key disability statutes such as the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act. Addresses how to bring suit alleging discrimination under the ADA, as well as how to defend against a charge of discrimination. The set is organized by topic. Each topic includes extensive text material, the appropriate statutes, regulations, forms, and pertinent selected articles from the ALR® system."

Introductory Resources

Disability Law: An Overview

Provides an overview of disability law including links to related federal and state statutes, state judicial decisions, conventions and treaties, and key internet sources.

image: book cover - Federal Disability Law in a NutshellFederal Disability Law in a Nutshell KF480.Z9 T83 2004

  • This book provides an overview of the federal laws relating to persons with disabilities. It includes discussion of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act, The Fair Housing Act, and The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

For more introductory resources, consult the Disabiltiy Law Treatise Finder

Treatises and In-Depth Resources

image: book cover - Americans with Disabilities Act handbookAmericans with Disabilities Act Handbook KF3469 .P47 2003

  • Author Henry H. Perritt, Jr., "clearly defines statutory and regulatory requirements, and he gives you a complete analysis of rapidly expanding case law - organized by high profile topics. With the Americans with Disibilities Act Handbook you'll explore the statutory definition of disability, the concept of being "otherwise qualified" for a job, and exactly how employers, business owners, and providers of governmental services must make reasonable accommodation." Updated with pocket parts.

image: BNA logoAmericans with Disabilities Act Manual KF480.A6 B7 1992
Available online from BNA.

  • Self-described "all-in-one reference source on the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Manual provides practical, easy-to-use guidance to facilitate full compliance with the act's provisions." Updated with looseleaf supplements.

image: book cover - Law of Disability Discrimination HandbookLaw of Disability Discrimination Handbook: Statutes and Regulatory Guidance KF480 .C652 2000

  • This handbook includes reference material relevant to interpreting federal law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability. The Law of Disability Discrimination Handbook includes the statutory language of each of the five Titles of the ADA. In addition, with respect to Titles I, II, and II, the authors of this book have included the regulations, interpretive guidance, and technical assistance manual promulgated by the EEOC and the United States DOJ. This handbook also includes reference material relevant to interpreting Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, reference material relevant to interpreting the Fair Housing Act Amendments of 1998, and excerpts from the Civil Rights Act of 1991.

Primary Law Resources

image: Westlaw logoWestlaw has a variety of primary sources available on this topic.

 

image: Lexis logoLexis has a variety of primary sources available on this topic.

Americans with Disabilities Act File LexisNexis® group file EDLAW;ADAALL is a combined legislative file containing all Americans with Disabilities Act US Supreme Court Decisions, Federal Register Documents, US Appellate and District Court Decisions, Administrative Agency Decisions, Presidential Documents, Congressional Record Information, Committee Reports and Public Laws.

If you wish to search individual files, click on the links below:

Disability Law in the United States: A Legislative History of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

This comprehensive collection of legislative history documents is available online from HeinOnline.

 

News and Current Awareness

National Disability Law Reporter

"Provides the full text of the most recent decisions interpreting disability laws so you can identify emerging trends and develop effective strategies for your disability cases." Provides access to major federal statutes and regulations and federal and state judicial decisions.

Government Resources

DOJ sealAmericans with Disabiltites Act Home Page

Official Department of Justice website for the American with Disabilities Act. Contains links to various ADA information resources including ADA publications, design standards, and new and proposed legislation.

image: DisabilityInfo.gov logoDisabilityInfo.gov

"Comprehensive online resource designed to provide people with disabilities with the information they need to know quickly and easily. With just a few clicks, the site provides access to disability-related information and programs available across the government on numerous subjects, including civil rights, education, employment, housing, health, income support, technology, transportation and independent living."

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