Society Issues Disabilities

Abuse (18)
Accessibility (5)
Advocacy (62)
Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia@ (99)
Etiquette (8)

See also:

Society: Disabled (1,219)
Society: Issues: Health (1,510)

This category in other languages:

Spanish (42) Swedish (4)

[About.com] Adoption Ability, Not Disability - Article for disabled would-be adoptive parents.
Almanac of Policy Issues: Disability Issues - News, background information and links on disability issues, including the Americans with Disabilies Act (ADA) and Developmental Disabilities Act (DDA).
Disability, Culture and Service Issues - Selected bibliography of sources related to serving people with disabilities and disability culture.
Disability is Natural - Kathie Snow's official website. Offers a new way of thinking (and talking) about disabled people, learning disabilities and physical and mental handicaps.
Inclusion in the Christian Church - Thoughts on inclusion written by a sibling and a person actively involved with Christian outreach to all people in her community.
Stigma and Discrimination - Petition opposing NAMI approval of the Lunatix Online game which stereotypes people with mental illness and perpetuates stigma and discrimination.
Thalidomide Victims Association of Canada - An organization representing approximately 125 Canadians born disabled as a consequence of the drug Thalidomide. Site has position paper on the proposal to begin using the drug again.
The Way America Treats The Disabled - Tommy Allen Thompson's account of his experience with job discrimination.
The Trigger, the Pen and the Switch - Was Georgette Smith's death too quick? Should the law be changed? (August 18, 1999)
The Media Edge - How to write opinion articles that editors will actually use. (May 1, 1999)

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