Disability Law Research
November 2023
Updated by Paul Hellyer
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Introductory Sources
(Selected sources providing a quick overview)
Disability Law and Policy (2020) West Academic
Federal Disability Law in a Nutshell (6th ed. 2019)
KF480 .Z9 T83 2019 (RESERVE) West Academic
Understanding Disability Law (3rd ed. 2019)
KF480 .Z9 W43 2019 (RESERVE) LexisNexis Digital Library
Library Materials
Library Catalog
To search for books, journals, and audiovisual materials held by William & Mary libraries, use the online catalog.
Search Tips:
- Subject queries:
- people with disabilities
- people with mental disabilities
- Individual jurisdictions can be searched, e.g. "people with disabilities" AND Virginia
To search for materials from other libraries, use the Worldcat database.
Shelf Browsing
To browse the library's shelves for books on disability law, look in or around call numbers K637, KF480 or KF3469.
Key Legislation
Americans with Disabilities Act
42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq.
Disability Law in the United States: A Legislative History of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Public Law 101-336, 6 vols. (Bernard D. Reams ed., 1992)
KF480 .A32 A15 1992 (2nd Floor) HeinOnline
Family and Medical Leave Act
29 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 [Legislative History], 6 vols. (Covington & Burling ed., 1993) HeinOnline
Rehabilitation Act
29 U.S.C. §§ 701 et seq.
Treatises
(Selected sources only)
ADA Compliance Guide Westlaw
The Americans with Disabilities Act Westlaw
Americans with Disabilities: Practice and Compliance Manual, 6 vols. (C. Angela Van Etten ed. 1992 & quarterly supp.)
KF480 .A6 A57 (2nd Floor) Westlaw
John J. Coleman III, Disability Discrimination in Employment (2010 & annual supp.) Westlaw
Charles T. Hall, West's Social Security Disability Practice Westlaw
Gary S. Marx, Disability Law Compliance Manual (2nd ed. 1998 & semiannual supp.) Westlaw
Jonathan R. Mook, ADA: Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities Lexis
Jonathan R. Mook, Americans with Disabilities Act: Employee Rights and Employer Obligations (1992 & semiannual supp.) Lexis
Michael L. Perlin, Mental Disability Law: Civil and Criminal (3rd ed. 2016 & annual supp.)
KF480 .P46 2016 (2nd Floor) Lexis
Henry H. Perritt, Americans with Disabilities Act Handbook, 2 vols. (6th ed. 2020 & annual supp.) VitalLaw
Gary Phelan & Janet Bond Arterton, Disability Discrimination in the Workplace (1992 & semiannual supp.) Westlaw
Laura F. Rothstein, Disabilities and the Law (annual editions)
KF480 .R67 (2nd Floor) Westlaw
Jason Edward Searns, Public Accommodations Under the Americans with Disabilities Act: Compliance and Litigation Manual Westlaw
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A Commentary (Valentina Delia Fina et al eds., 2017).
K637 .A4 2007 U55 2017 (2nd Floor)
Workplace Accommodations Under the ADA Westlaw
Periodicals
Legal Source
Contains detailed indexing for over 1,200 legal journals, law reviews, yearbooks, institutes, statutes, bar association and university publications. Includes full text for over 400 journals. Coverage: 1908 - present.
Subject Queries:
- people with disabilities
- people with mental disabilities
Selected Periodicals on Disability Law
Disability Law Compliance Report Westlaw
Free Websites
ABA Commission on Disability Rights
This site offers news, a directory of disability lawyers, and information for law students.
ADA.gov
This site was created by the U.S. Justice Dept. It provides links to federal agencies that handle different aspects of the ADA and offers government publications explaining the ADA. Information about new and proposed regulations is also provided.
Department of Labor FMLA Page
Provides links to primary sources and explanatory material relating to the Family and Medical Leave Act.