Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Achieving Inclusivity for the World's Largest Minority Group

by Alan S. Gutterman

Overview

In Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities, renowned legal scholar Alan S. Gutterman offers a profound and comprehensive exploration of one of the most urgent and often overlooked dimensions of global human rights. This essential volume traces the evolution of the disability rights movement, critically examines the international legal frameworks that underpin protections for disabled persons, and highlights the ongoing challenges they face across all facets of life—from education and employment to political participation and healthcare.

Drawing from a rich body of legal scholarship, international treaties, and global policy developments, the book provides a compelling narrative that links theory to practice. Gutterman delves into competing models of disability—from the outdated medical model to the increasingly adopted social and rights-based approaches—arguing for inclusive societal transformation that embraces diversity, dignity, and accessibility.

This book is not only a resource for lawyers, policymakers, educators, and advocates, but also a call to action for societies to reevaluate how we perceive and support persons with disabilities. Whether you're new to the field or a seasoned professional, Gutterman's lucid writing and rigorous analysis offer fresh insights and practical guidance.

Key Features:

• Analysis of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its application (or lack thereof) to disability
• Thorough overview of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
• Examination of intersectionality and the unique experiences of marginalized groups within the disability community
• Critical look at disability inclusion in humanitarian crises, development, labor rights, and aging
• Discussion on the tension between successful aging narratives and ableism

Product Details

BN ID:	2940181308671
Publisher:	Alan Gutterman
Publication date:	04/23/2025
Sold by:	Draft2Digital
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

This book was written by Alan S. Gutterman, whose prolific output of practical guidance and tools for legal and financial professionals, managers, entrepreneurs, and investors has made him one of the best-selling individual authors in the global legal publishing marketplace.  Alan has authored or edited over 300 book-length works on entrepreneurship, business law and transactions, sustainability, impact investment, business and human rights and corporate social responsibility, civil and human rights of older persons, and international business for several publishers including Thomson Reuters, Practical Law, Kluwer, Aspatore, Oxford, Quorum, ABA Press, Aspen, Sweet & Maxwell, Euromoney, Business Expert Press, Harvard Business Publishing, CCH, and BNA.  His cornerstone work, Business Transactions Solution, is an online-only product available and featured on Thomson Reuters’ Westlaw, the world’s largest legal content platform, which covers the entire lifecycle of a business.  Alan has extensive experience as a partner and senior counsel with internationally recognized law firms counseling small and large business enterprises, and has also held senior management positions with several technology-based businesses including service as the chief legal officer of a leading international distributor of IT products headquartered in Silicon Valley and as the chief operating officer of an emerging broadband media company.  He has been an adjunct faculty member at several colleges and universities, and he has also launched and oversees projects relating to promoting the civil and human rights of older persons and a human rights-based approach to entrepreneurship.  He received his A.B., M.B.A., and J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley, a D.B.A. from Golden Gate University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, and he is also a Credentialed Professional Gerontologist (CPG).  For more information about Alan and his activities, please contact him directly at [e-mail], follow him on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alangutterman/), and visit his personal website at www.alangutterman.com to view a comprehensive listing of his works and subscribe to receive updates.  Many of Alan’s research papers and other publications are also available through SSRN and Google Scholar.