Rights for people with mental handicaps include claim rights and moral rights, which are associated with routine discrimination and fundamental discrimination, respectively. In Britain, people with mental handicaps are routinely denied both types of rights. Greater protection would be offered through a "Code of Practice" and consistent…

The monograph addresses legal issues involving discrimination against handicapped persons and the key legal requirement of reasonable accommodation. Four chapters in Part I examine background issues, including definitions and statistical overviews of handicaps; historical attitudes toward handicapped persons and an analysis of the extent of…

Case citations regarding discrimination in education are provided in this document. The first section deals with civil rights remedies, specifically, employment and student discrimination. The second section describes cases involving employment discrimination on the basis of race, religion, national origin, age, and disabilities. Gender-related…