Disability Law (Harris)
Faculty
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| Jasmine E. Harris Professor of Law jashar@law.upenn.edu |
Additional Information
Skills Training
Oral Presentations
Team Projects
Other Professional Skills: Students will have the opportunity on occasion to work in small groups to answer disability law hypotheticals during class.
Grading
25% Participation,
75% Exam,
Other (Please note that "Class Participation" includes regular attendance and active participation in class.)
Exam
Essay,
Take Home,
Open-Book
No
Class meets in person.
Meeting Times/Location
M 3:00PM - 5:40PM
Silverman Hall 240B
Category
Upper-Level
Credits
3.0
This survey course examines disability law and theory. The course is largely devoted to the Americans with Disabilities Act (and the 2008 ADA Amendments Act) as it applies to employment, education, public accommodations, and government services and programs. In addition, this course offers an overview of related disability laws including the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Topics include the history of state regulation of disability; statutory and cultural definitions of disability; social and medical models of disability; the nature of disability discrimination, including the use and limitations of traditional cost-benefit models to understand disability antidiscrimination goals and remedies; the construction of effective remedies; the role of medical expertise in disability cases; reasonable accommodations and defenses; the values and challenges of rights, justice, and human rights frames; and the relationship between disability and other antidiscrimination laws. The course will also include at least one “special topics” class selected by the students based on their interests in this field of law. The course materials are necessarily interdisciplinary to understand the nature of disability and disability discrimination in law and society and will include materials from history, philosophy, bioethics, literature, sociology, and psychology in addition to legal sources. Grades will be based on class participation (including regular attendance) and a final examination.
Employment Law and Employee Benefits Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of employment law and employee benefits; Perform legal analysis in the context of employment law and employee benefits; Communicate effectively on topics related to employment law and employee benefits; Demonstrate an understanding of how employment law and employee benefits affect other areas of law.
Health Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of health law and policy; Perform legal analysis in the context of health law and policy; Communicate effectively on topics related to health law and policy; Demonstrate an understanding of the interconnection among health law and policy and issues of access to services, public and private financing of health industries, and the political and economic issues surrounding issues of health law and health services.
Administrative and Regulatory Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of administrative and regulatory law and the administrative process, including the role of statutory authorization and work of administrative agencies; Perform legal analysis in the context of administrative and regulatory law; Communicate effectively on topics related to administrative and regulatory law; Demonstrate an understanding of the role administrative and regulatory law play in our legal system and in society as a whole.
Equity and Inclusion Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of the varied legal aspects of equity and inclusion; Perform legal analysis in the context of topics related to equity and inclusion; Communicate effectively on the legal aspects of equity and inclusion; Demonstrate an understanding of how equity and inclusion are connected to and affected by a wide variety of legal and regulatory structures and doctrines.
Textbooks
"Disability Rights Law, Cases and Materials " by Samuel R. Bagenstos |