Disability, Capacity, and Rights

Harvard HLS

Prerequisite: None Exam Type: No Exam Persons with intellectual disabilities the world over have faced innumerable obstacles to full and effective participation in all aspects of life. While advocates with intellectual disabilities and their allies have made remarkable strides in overcoming many of these obstacles, considerable barriers remain. Specifically, persons with intellectual disabilities’ decision-making capacity is frequently called into question by laws, policies, and…