Watch “Disability Rights: Past Lessons, Present Challenges, and the Future of Autonomy,” the December 4, 2025 episode of the chat hosted by the American Bar Association Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice. Professors Robert Dinerstein and Jasmine Harris trace the arc of disability rights from the era of institutionalization and Section 504 through the ADA, Olmstead, and the modern shift toward community integration and legal capacity.
Harris is Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. Dinerstein is Co-Chair, Disability Rights Committee, ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice; Professor of Law Emeritus, American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL).
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