Today we honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He was a great American, and his message still resonates today. In his later speeches, including his speech to the Memphis garbage workers just prior to his assassination, he focused increasingly on poverty and income inequality.
But he was known primarily as a strong advocate against all forms of discrimination. Disability discrimination is one of the topics that we frequently address on the pages of this blog. On this day of reflection, here are some links to previous posts on the topic of disability discrimination:
http://specialeducationlawblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/disability-discrimination-part-i.html
http://specialeducationlawblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/maybe-not-disability-discrimination.html
http://specialeducationlawblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/big-changes-to-504-do-they-affect.html
http://specialeducationlawblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/is-fape-under-504-fape-lite.html
http://specialeducationlawblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/so-misunderstood-category-of-disability.html
http://specialeducationlawblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/tribute-to-senator-edward-m-kennedy.html
But he was known primarily as a strong advocate against all forms of discrimination. Disability discrimination is one of the topics that we frequently address on the pages of this blog. On this day of reflection, here are some links to previous posts on the topic of disability discrimination:
http://specialeducationlawblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/disability-discrimination-part-i.html
http://specialeducationlawblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/maybe-not-disability-discrimination.html
http://specialeducationlawblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/big-changes-to-504-do-they-affect.html
http://specialeducationlawblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/is-fape-under-504-fape-lite.html
http://specialeducationlawblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/so-misunderstood-category-of-disability.html
http://specialeducationlawblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/tribute-to-senator-edward-m-kennedy.html