American Bar Association survey examines disability laws in all 50

Daily Record and the Kansas City Daily News-Press, Jan 10, 2005 by KC Daily Record Staff

The American Bar Association Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law released a new survey of state disability discrimination laws. Written by John W. Parry, commission director, the Monograph on State Disability Discrimination Laws is the most comprehensive compilation of state disability discrimination laws in the 50 states and the District of Columbia ever published.

The Monograph on State Disability Discrimination Laws discusses disability law in as it relates to employment, public services offered by state and local governments, public accommodations and housing. For each area, there is a corresponding chart that sets forth the law in each state.

The employment chart, for example, examines key legal concepts in this area - who the law applies to, who it protects, who is excluded, what conduct constitutes discrimination and retaliation, what the employer's duty to provide reasonable accommodations includes, what constitutes an undue burden, what remedies are available and how the law is enforced.

The charts, totaling about 130 pages, are discussed in the Monograph's text, along with relevant case law and comparisons to applicable federal laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Housing Amendments Act. Both the charts and text contain a multitude of footnotes citing relevant cases, statutes, regulations, books and articles in each area.

To order a copy of the Monograph ($40) or for more information, contact Letty Brown at BrownL2@staff.abanet.org or 202-662-1576.