Download This PaperWhat Disability Means to Me: When the Personal and Professional Collide
5 HLRe: Off the Record 119 (Houston Law Review's Online Companion), 2015
University of Toledo Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2015-13
12 Pages Posted: 21 Mar 2015
Date Written: March 19, 2015
Abstract
This essay describes my personal journey with disability and disability law. I first explain the personal and professional factors that influenced my decision to begin teaching and writing in the disability law area. I then relate the story of my personal life colliding with my professional life when I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis seven years ago. Finally, I describe how my personal experience with multiple sclerosis has affected the way I think about disability law issues.
Keywords: disability, stigma, accommodation, discrimination, ADA
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Nicole B. Porter (Contact Author)
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