title: Disability and the legal profession in the United States.
abstract: There are more people with disabilities than any other minority group in the United States. However, little attention is paid to lawyers and potential lawyers with disabilities. This article examines difficulties faced by people with a disability as law students through to participation in the legal profession. Aspects of discrimination and issues relating to discipline of lawyers and disabilities are canvassed. The legal profession in the United States is taking steps to increase representation of people with a disability in its ranks but it is a slow process.
authors: Faculty of Law, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. f.gibson@unsw.edu.au
authors: Frances
authors: F
authors: Gibson
mesh_terms: D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D033241:Lawyers; D009042:Motivation; D011287:Prejudice; D014481:United States