Civil disability discrimination law, evidence and testimony
By: John Parry
Contributors: American Bar Association. Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
Publisher: American Bar Association
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781604427998
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: History of civil mental disability law; title: Mental disability law and terminology overview; title: Representing clients with mental disabilities and obtaining attorneys' fees; title: Community-based mental health care and protective services; title: Civil incompetency and guardianship; title: Family law and related issues; title: Federal and state disability discrimination statutes : scope of coverage; title: Employment; title: State and local governments and other public services; title: Public accommodations and the private sector; title: Housing and zoning; title: Insurance; title: Disability compensation; title: Health care; title: Education and related issues; title: Income assistance and immigration; title: Confidentiality and privacy; title: Liability and professional concerns; title: Civil commitment; title: Rights in civil mental facilities; title: Admissibility of expert evidence and testimony; title: Mental health diagnoses and assessments; title: Civil incompetency expert testimony; title: Mental disability discrimination testimony; title: Mental impairment and mental injury testimony; title: Mental disability care and treatment testimony; title: Civil dangerousness testimony.