Civil Rights

2012

• Rocking the Cradle: Ensuring the Rights of Parents with Disabilities and Their Children (HTML) (PDF) (DOCX)
• Letter to DOJ Disability Rights Section Chief Allison Nichol on the Judge Rotenburg Center Investigation (HTML) (PDF)
• Exploring New Paradigms for the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (HTML) (PDF)

2011

• Letter to Massachusetts DDS Commissioner Urging Elimination of Electric Shock, Other Aversives (HTML) (PDF)
• Rising Expectations: The Developmental Disabilities Act Revisited (HTML) (PDF)

2010

• Equality of Opportunity: The Making of the Americans with Disabilities Act (HTML) (PDF)
• The State of Housing in America in the 21st Century: A Disability Perspective (HTML) (PDF)

2008

• Finding the Gaps: A Comparative Analysis of Disability Laws in the U.S. to the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (HTML) (DOC) (PDF)
• Inclusive Livable Communities for People with Psychiatric Disabilities (HTML) (PDF) (DOC)
• Youth with Disabilities in the Foster Care System: Barriers to Success and Proposed Policy Solutions (HTML) (PDF) (DOC)

2007

• Issues in Creating Livable Communities for People with Disabilities: Proceedings of the Panel (HTML) (PDF)
• Empowerment for Americans with Disabilities: Breaking Barriers to Careers and Full Employment (HTML) (PDF)
• Implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act: Challenges, Best Practices, and New Opportunities for Success (HTML) (PDF)
• The Impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act: Assessing the Progress Toward Achieving the Goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act (HTML) (PDF)
• Breaking the Silence on Crime Victims with Disabilities (HTML) (PDF)

2006

• The Need for Federal Legislation and Regulation Prohibiting Telecommunications and Information Services Discrimination (HTML) (PDF)
• Over the Horizon: Potential Impact of Emerging Trends in Information and Communication Technology on Disability Policy and Practice (HTML) (PDF)
• Creating Livable Communities (HTML) (PDF)
• National Council on Disability Practical Discussions on Implementation in the U.S. and Other Countries (HTML) (PDF)
• The Impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on People with Disabilities: A Look Back and Remaining Challenges (HTML) (PDF)
• The Americans with Disabilities Act 1990-2006, 16 Years of Making a Difference (HTML) (PDF)
• NCD Statement: Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (HTML) (PDF)
• NCD Voting Rights Act Reauthorization Statement (HTML) (PDF)
• The Needs of People with Disabilities with Psychiatric Disabilities During and After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Position Paper and Recommendations (HTML) (PDF)
• Update on the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (HTML) (PDF)
• NCD Position Paper on Access to Airline Self-Service Kiosk Systems (HTML) (PDF)

2005

• The Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act: Has It Fulfilled Its Promise? (HTML) (PDF)
• Cover Memorandum Upon the Reissuance of the NCD Statement Opposing Legalization of Assisted Suicide (HTML) (PDF)
• Hearing on Voter Verification in the Federal Elections Process (HTML) (PDF)
• Same Struggle, Different Difference: Civil Rights Policy Forum Summary Paper (HTML) (PDF)
• Emergency Management and People with Disabilities: Before, During, and After Congressional Briefing (HTML) (PDF)
• Saving Lives: Including People with Disabilities in Emergency Planning (HTML) (PDF)
• Monitoring Symposium: A Contribution to the Formulation of Proposals for Monitoring a United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities Report (HTML) (PDF)
• Update on the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (HTML) (PDF)
• Goodman and United States v. Georgia: The Supreme Court Hears Another Case Challenging the Constitutionality of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (HTML) (PDF)
• NCD and the Americans with Disabilities Act: 15 Years of Progress (HTML) (PDF)
• Questions and Answers for Mediation Providers: Mediation and the Americans with Disabilities Act (HTML) (PDF)
• Questions and Answers for Mediation Parties: Mediation and the Americans with Disabilities Act (HTML) (PDF)
• Spector v. Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd.—Background, Legal Issues, and Implications for Persons with Disabilities (HTML) (PDF)
• The Current State of Transportation for People with Disabilities in the United States (HTML) (PDF)
• National Council on Disability Topical Overviews - The Right to Health: Fundamental Concepts and The American Disability Experience—Quick Reference Guide (HTML) (PDF)
• National Council on Disability Topical Overviews - The Right to Health: Fundamental Concepts and The American Disability Experience (HTML) (PDF)
• National Council on Disability Topical Overviews - The Experience of the United States with Employment and Right to Work Protections—Quick Reference Guide (HTML) (PDF)
• National Council on Disability Topical Overviews - An Overview of the Experience of the United States with Employment and Right to Work Protections (HTML) (PDF)
• National Council on Disability Topical Overviews - Access to Education by People with Disabilities Illustrations of Implementation from the United States—Quick Reference Guide (HTML) (PDF)
• National Council on Disability Topical Overviews - Lessons for All of Us: Protecting the Right to Education for Persons with Disabilities (HTML) (PDF)
• National Council on Disability Topical Overviews - The Right to Participate in Political and Public Life by Persons with Disabilities—Illustrations of Implementation from the United States—Quick Reference (HTML) (PDF)
• National Council on Disability Topical Overviews - Enjoyment of the Right to Participation in Political and Public Life by Persons with Disabilities—Illustrations of Implementation from the United States (HTML) (PDF)
• National Council on Disability Topical Overviews - Access to Information Technology by People with Disabilities Illustrations of Implementation from the United States—Quick Reference (HTML) (PDF)
• National Council on Disability Topical Overviews - Information Technology and Americans with Disabilities: An Overview of Innovation, Laws, Progress, and Challenges (HTML) (PDF)
• National Council on Disability Topical Overviews - Living Independently and in the Community: Implementation Lessons from the United States—Quick Reference Guide (HTML) (PDF)
• National Council on Disability Topical Overviews - Living Independently and in the Community: Implementation Lessons from the United States (HTML) (PDF)

2004

• Livable Communities for Adults with Disabilities (HTML) (PDF)
• Righting the Americans with Disabilities Act (HTML) (PDF)
• Update on the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (November) (HTML)
• Design for Inclusion: Creating a New Marketplace -- Online Version (HTML)
• Design for Inclusion: Creating a New Marketplace—Industry White Paper (HTML) (PDF)
• Design for Inclusion: Creating a New Marketplace (HTML) (PDF)
• Consumer-Directed Health Care: How Well Does It Work? (HTML) (PDF)
• National Council on Disability: 20 Years of Independence (July 2004) (HTML) (PDF)
• Position Paper on Amending the Air Carrier Access Act to Allow for Private Right of Action (HTML) (PDF)
• Update on the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (July) (HTML) (PDF)

2003

• Olmstead: Reclaiming Institutionalized Lives (Abridged Version) (HTML) (PDF)
• Foreign Policy and Disability: Legislative Strategies and Civil Rights Protections To Ensure Inclusion of People with Disabilities (HTML) (PDF)
• Tennessee v. Lane: The Legal Issues and the Implications for People with Disabilities (HTML)
• Olmstead: Reclaiming Institutionalized Lives (Full-Length On-Line Version) (HTML)
• When the Americans with Disabilities Act Goes Online: Application of the Americans with Disabilities Act to the Internet and the Worldwide Web (HTML) (PDF)
• Addressing the Needs of Youth with Disabilities in the Juvenile Justice System: The Current Status of Evidence-Based Research (HTML) (PDF)
• Rehabilitating Section 504 (HTML) (PDF)
• Policy Brief Series: Righting the Americans with Disabilities Act—No. 19, The Supreme Court's Kirkingburg Decision and the Impact of Federal Safety Regulations in Americans with Disabilities Act (HTML) (PDF)
• Policy Brief Series: Righting the Americans with Disabilities Act—No. 18, The Supreme Court's Refusal to Permit Punitive Damages in Private Lawsuits Under Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act (HTML) (PDF)
• Policy Brief Series: Righting the Americans with Disabilities Act—No. 17, The Supreme Court's Rejection of the "Catalyst Theory" in the Awarding of Attorney's Fees and Litigation Costs (HTML) (PDF)
• Policy Brief Series: Righting the Americans with Disabilities Act—No. 16, The Supreme Court's Decisions Regarding Validity and Influence of Americans with Disabilities Act Regulations (HTML) (PDF)
• Policy Brief Series: Righting the Americans with Disabilities Act—No. 14, The Supreme Court's Americans with Disabilities Act Decisions Regarding the Not-Just-One-Job Standard (HTML) (PDF)
• Policy Brief Series: Righting the Americans with Disabilities Act—No. 13, The Supreme Court's Americans with Disabilities Act Decisions Regarding Substantial Limitation of Major Life Activities (HTML) (PDF)
• Policy Brief Series: Righting the Americans with Disabilities Act—No. 12, The Supreme Court's Americans with Disabilities Act Decisions and Per Se Disabilities (HTML) (PDF)
• Policy Brief Series: Righting the Americans with Disabilities Act—No. 11, The Role of Mitigating Measures in the Narrowing of the Americans with Disabilities Act's Coverage (HTML) (PDF)
• Policy Brief Series—No. 10, Reasonable Accommodation After Barnett (HTML) (PDF)
• Policy Brief Series—No. 9, Chevron v. Echazabal: The Americans with Disabilities Act's "Direct Threat to Self" Defense (HTML) (PDF)
• Policy Brief Series—No. 8, The Implications of the Supreme Court's Decision in Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama v. Garrett (HTML) (PDF)
• Policy Brief Series—No. 7, The Impact of the Supreme Court's Americans with Disabilities Act Decisions on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (HTML) (PDF)
• Policy Brief Series—No. 6, Defining "Disability" in a Civil Rights Context: The Court's Focus on Extent of Limitations as Opposed to Fair Treatment and Equal Opportunity (HTML) (PDF)
• Policy Brief Series—No. 5, Negative Media Portrayals of the Americans with Disabilities Act (HTML) (PDF)

2002

• Supreme Court Decisions Interpreting the Americans with Disabilities Act (Updated) HTM (September 2002) (HTML) (PDF)
• Supreme Court Decisions Interpreting the Americans with Disabilities Act Chart (Updated) (HTML) (PDF)
• An International Disability and Human Rights Convention (HTML) (PDF)
• Individuals with Disabilities Ed Act Reauthorization: Where Do We Really Stand? (HTML) (PDF)
• Position Paper on Genetic Discrimination Legislation (HTML) (PDF)
• Principles for Genetic Discrimination Legislation (HTML) (PDF)
• Brief Amicus Curiae of the National Council on Disability in Support of Respondents, Chevron U.S.A. v. Mario Echazabal (HTML) (PDF)
• Policy Brief Series—No. 4, Broad or Narrow Construction of the Americans with Disabilities Act (HTML) (PDF)
• Policy Brief Series—No. 3, Significance of the Americans with Disabilities Act Finding That Some 43 Million Americans Have Disabilities (HTML) (PDF)
• Policy Brief Series—No. 2, A Carefully Constructed Law (HTML) (PDF)
• Policy Brief Series—No. 1, Righting the Americans with Disabilities Act (HTML) (PDF)
• Lift Every Voice Summary (Report Released November 1999) (HTML) (DOC)

2001

• Action Strategies for Effective Coalitions (HTML) (PDF)
• Reconstructing Fair Housing (HTML) (PDF) (PDF) (PDF)
• Brief Amicus Curiae of the National Council on Disability in Support of Respondents, Toyota v. Ella Williams (HTML) (PDF)
• The Sandoval Ruling (HTML) (PDF)
• The Accessible Future (HTML) (PDF) (PDF)
• Position Paper on Patients' Bill of Rights Legislation (HTML) (PDF)
• Inclusive Federal Election Reform (HTML) (PDF)
• Applied Leadership for Effective Coalitions (HTML) (PDF)

2000

• Carrying on the Good Fight: Summary Paper From Think Tank 2000—Advancing the Civil and Human Rights of People With Disabilities From Diverse Cultures (HTML) (PDF)
• Closing the Gap: A Ten Point Strategy for the Next Decade of Disability Civil Rights Enforcement (HTML) (PDF)
• Brief Amicus Curiae of the National Council on Disability in Support of Respondents Garrett v. Board of Trustees University of Alabama (HTML) (PDF)
• Promises to Keep: A Decade of Federal Enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act (HTML) (PDF)
• New Paradigms for a New Century: Rethinking Civil Rights Enforcement (HTML) (PDF)
• Federal Policy Barriers to Assistive Technology (HTML) (PDF)
• Back to School on Civil Rights (HTML) (PDF) (PDF)
• From Privileges to Rights: People Labeled with Psychiatric Disabilities Speak for Themselves (HTML) (PDF)
• Think Tank 2000: A Brief Summary As Background Information (HTML) (DOC)

1999

• Lift Every Voice: Modernizing Disability Policies and Programs to Serve a Diverse Nation (HTML) (PDF) (PDF) (PDF) (PDF) (PDF) (PDF)
• Implementation of the National Voter Registration Act by State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies (HTML) (PDF)
• Enforcing the Civil Rights of Air Travelers with Disabilities: Recommendations for the Department of Transportation and Congress (HTML) (PDF)

1998

• Grassroots Experiences with Government Programs and Disability Policy (HTML) (PDF)
• Discipline of Students with Disabilities: A Position Statement (HTML)
• Reorienting Disability Research (HTML) (PDF)
• Brief Amicus Curiae of the National Council on Disability in Support of Respondents Olmstead v. L.C. HTM (HTML) (PDF)
• Access to Multimedia Technology by People with Sensory Disabilities (HTML) (PDF)

1997

• Equality of Opportunity: The Making of the Americans with Disabilities Act (HTML)
• Outreach to Minorities with Disabilities and People with Disabilities in Rural Communities (HTML)

1996_Publications

• Access to the Information Superhighway and Emerging Information Technologies by People with Disabilities (HTML)
• Achieving Independence: The Challenge for the 21st Century (HTML)
• Improving the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Ed Act: Making Schools Work for All of America's Children — Supplement (HTML)
• Guidance from the Graphical User Interface (GUI) Experience: What GUI Teaches About Tech Access (HTML)
• Cognitive Impairments and the Application of Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (HTML)
• National Disability Policy: A Progress Report - February 1986 (HTML)

1995

• Voices of Freedom: America Speaks Out on the Americans with Disabilities Act (HTML)
• Improving the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Ed Act: Making Schools Work for All of America's Children (HTML)
• The Americans with Disabilities Act: Ensuring Equal Access to the American Dream (HTML)

1994

• Inclusionary Education for Students with Disabilities: Keeping the Promise (HTML)

1993

• Furthering the Goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act Through Disability Policy Research in the 1990s: Summary of Proceeding (HTML)
• Meeting the Unique Needs of Minorities with Disabilities: A Report to the President and the Congress (HTML)
• Americans with Disabilities Act Watch-Year One: A Report to the President and the Congress on Progress in Implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (HTML)
• Progress in Advancing the Status of People with Disabilities Around the World: The Work of the United States Delegation to the Thirty-Third Session of the Commission for Social Development of the United Nations (HTML)

1992

• Wilderness Accessibility for People with Disabilities: A Report to the President and the Congress of the United States on Section 507(a) of the Americans with Disabilities Act (HTML)

1988

• On the Threshold of Independence (HTML)

1986

• Toward Independence: An Assessment of Federal Laws and Programs Affecting Persons with Disabilities — With Legislative Recommendations (HTML)