This guide contains selected resources to help start your research on topics related to disability law.
The Guide to Disability Rights Laws from the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division gives an overview of federal laws that apply to individuals with disabilities. It includes brief summaries, citations to laws and regulations and contact information for enforcing agencies. It was last updated in 2009.
Try the following databases to search the text of bills to identify pending legislation.
Advocacy groups and Agency websites can be another source for information about pending legislation.
Selected regulations on disability rights.
The following reporters contain selected U.S. cases on disability law.
The following databases provide access to combined sources on disability law, including statutes, regulations, case law and analysis.
Research guides can be helpful in providing background information on a topic, as well as providing you with links to evaluated resources, saving you time and effort.
When using another academic institution's guide, be aware that links or call numbers referenced may be specific to that library's collection.
Search these indexes to identify articles in law reviews and journals.
Search these databases for cross-disciplinary articles, theses and other scholarly works. For additional databases go to Harvard E-Resources.
The following databases contain working papers and pre-publication scholarship.
Research guides can be helpful in providing background information on a topic, as well as providing you with links to evaluated resources, saving you time and effort. When using another academic institution's guide, be aware that links or call numbers referenced may be specific to that library's collection.
These government websites contain useful information about disability law topics.
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