文档介绍：THIS ABILITY Dedication To my Mother and Father, Virgilia and William Cotter, my Uncle Msgr. Theodore Mooney, my Brothers and Sisters, my Husband Mark Badger and our Son Bill for their love and devotion. This Ability An International Legal Analysis of Disability Discrimination ANNE-MARIE MOONEY COTTER ? Anne-Marie Mooney Cotter 2007 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. Anne-Marie Mooney Cotter has asserted her right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the author of this work. Published by Ashgate Publishing Limited Ashgate pany Gower House Suite 420 Croft Road 101 Cherry Street Aldershot Burlington, VT 05401-4405 Hampshire GU11 3HR USA England British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Cotter, Anne-Marie Mooney This ability : an international legal analysis of disability discrimination 1. Discrimination against people with disabilities - Law and legislation - Cross-cultural studies 2. People with disabilities - Legal status, laws, etc. - Cross-cultural studies I. Title 346'.013 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cotter, Anne-Marie Mooney. This ability : an international legal analysis of disability discrimination / by Anne- Marie Mooney Cotter. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN: 978-0-7546-4913-7 (hardback) 1. Discrimination against people with disabilities--Law and legislation 2. People with disabilities--Legal status, laws, etc. I. Title 2007 '7--dc22 2006034018 ISBN: 978-0-7546-4913-7 Printed and bound in Great Britain by Antony Rowe Ltd, Chippenham, Wiltshire. Ashgate website: Contents Dedication ii Biography vi 1 I nt r o du c t i o