Articles

Employment and Intellectual Disability

I. Work And Intellectual Impairment. A. The Current Employment Situation for People with Intellectual Impairments.B. The Importance of Work . II. Interpreting The Ada Paradigm With Respect To Persons With Intellectual Disabilities .A. Leveling the Playing Field: The ADA as a Civil Rights Statute . B. From Civil Rights to Welfare: Economic Opportunities for People with Cognitive DisabilitiesC. Illustrative Cases. 1. Self-accommodation 2. Support on the Job. 3. Teamwork. III. Conclusion

The Myth of Independence and the Major Life Activity of Caring

I. Legal Framework For Identifying Major Life Activities. II. Feminism In The Forefront Of Valuing Care.A. Making Care Work Visible. B. Valuing Care.1. Individual Importance .2. Universal Importance .3. Social and Economic Importance .4. Ethical Importance. III. Feminism's Broader Contributions To The Disability Rights Movement. A. The Myth of Independence. B. The Social Importance of Individual Undertakings.C. Women's Rights as Precedent and Analogy for Disability Rights. IV. Conclusion

The State of Public Education and the Needs of English Language Learners in the Era of No Child Left Behind

Introduction. I. The Education Of English Language Learners In A Melting Pot. A. The Advent of Bilingual Education in the United States. B. The Twentieth Century Impact of the Melting Pot: Cultural Deprivation. II. Why The Persistent Need For Bilingual Services In Public Education? A. The Cultural Context of Language & Learning. B. Second Language Acquisition and a Continuum of Services .1. Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills Masquerading as Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency. 2. Fa...

Non Symposium Articles

Baffling Distinctions Between Criminal and Regulatory: How Public Law 280 Allows Vague Notions of State Policy to Trump Tribal Sovereignty.

In 1953, Congress enacted Public Law 280 (PL-280) to solve the problem of lawlessness and inadequate fora on tribal lands, and transferred jurisdiction over Indian matters to courts in designated states. While these states have virtually unlimited jurisdiction over criminal matters on tribal lands, jurisdiction over civil matters has been significantly limited. In California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, the Supreme Court drew a distinction between laws that are criminal/prohibit...

Student Notes

Attractiveness as Hiring Criteria: Savvy Business Practice or Racial Discrimination?

I. Introduction .II. Appearance Policies And Title VII .A. Disparate Treatment. 1. McDonnell Douglas Analysis.2. Mixed-Motive Analysis .B. Disparate Impact.C. Bona Fide Occupational Qualification. III. The Effect Attractiveness as On Hiring Minorities. A. Attractiveness: Social Psychology Effects . B. Influence of Race on Perceptions of Attractiveness.C. The Effect Hiring Policies Based on Attractiveness Might Have on the Hiring of Minorities.D. Other Relevant Influences on Customers .IV. How...

The Right to Choose in Childbirth: Regulation of Midwifery in Iowa

I. Introduction .II. History Of Midwifery .A. The Past. B. The Natural Birth Movement. C. The Present. 1. Statistics and Prices. 2. The Difference Between Doctors and Midwives. III. Certified Nurse Midwife Regulation Under Iowa Law .A. What are Certified Nurse Midwives and What Do They Do? B. Iowa Law. C. Adverse Effects of the Application of Current Statutes and Regulations. D. Antitrust Issues . E. Limits on Women's Choices. IV. The Ban On Direct-Entry Midwives In Iowa .A. Who/What are Di...