Rights of Mentally Challenged People

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Tip 1 - Disability Rights - ACLU Position/Briefing Paper

Published: 9 years, 8 month(s) ago | Submitted by Joe Garrity | permalink

DISABILITY RIGHTS Number 21, Updated Winter 1999 In 1985, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote that the plight of people with disabilities reflected nothing less than a "regime of state mandated segregation... that in its virulence and bigotry rivaled, and indeed paralleled, the worst excesses of Jim Crow."- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center

For further reading: https://www.aclu.org/disability-rights-aclu-positionbriefing-paper ^[1]

Tip 2 - What Are the Legal Rights of the Retarded?

Published: 9 years, 8 month(s) ago | Submitted by wukoje | permalink

Just days ago, Explainer answered the question, " Does the Law Treat the Insane Differently Than the Retarded?" However, the item did not explore the legal rights of the retarded in other areas--such as marriage, home ownership, and the right to drive. What are those rights? The American Association on...

For further reading: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2001/07/what_are_the_legal_rights_of_the_retarded.html ^[2]

Tip 3 - Rights for People With Mental Illness

Published: 9 years, 8 month(s) ago | Submitted by Peter Seymour | permalink

The mentally ill should receive fair treatment and should be afforded certain rights. Learn about laws designed to protect people with mental illness.
Tags: mental illness, rights, mentally ill, fairness, Americans with Disabilities Act, Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Fair Housing Amendments Act, privacy, treatment

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/rights-mental-illness ^[3]