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Disability and Prejudice: A Case for Extended Protections

JURIST Guest Columnist Michael Waterstone of Loyola Law School Los Angeles says that recent prejudiced comments about autistic and other disabled persons by American talk radio host Michael Savage reflect too-common misunderstandings of disability that Read More...

Published Monday, August 04, 2008 5:48 AM by JURIST - Forum

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