Product Description: When should we try to prevent suicide? Should it be facilitated for some people, in some circumstances? For the last forty years, law and policy on suicide have followed two separate and distinct tracks: laws aimed at preventing suicide and, increasingly, laws aimed at facilitating it...read more

Product Description: Although passed into law with high expectations, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has mostly failed in enabling those with mental disabilities to fight discrimination in the workplace. Susan Stefan explores the reasons for this failure and points to how the courts, government and employers may finally make good the ADA's seemingly hollow promises...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This provocative book illustrates how the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) has failed to alleviate discrimination against people with mental disabilities. Rich in descriptions of court cases and disability law, this book shows how the ADA has been applied in a wide range of areas, such as employment, insurance, medical care, education, and professional licensing...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)