Ableism at Work: Disablement and Hierarchies of Impairment

Paul David Harpur

doi:10.1017/9781108667371

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities promotes ability equality, but this is not experienced in national laws. Australia, Canada, Ireland, the UK and the US all have one thing in common: regulatory frameworks which treat workers with psychosocial disabilities less favorably than workers with either physical or sensory disabilities. Ableism at Work is a comprehensive and comparative legal, practical and theoretical analysis of workplace inequalities experienced by workers with psychosocial disabilities. Whether it be denying anti-discrimination protection to people with episodic disabilities, addictions or other psychological impairments, failing to make reasonable accommodations/adjustments for workers with psychosocial disabilities, or denying them workers' compensation or occupational health and safety protections, regulatory interventions imbed inequalities. Ableism, sanism and prejudice are expressly stated in laws, reflected in judgments, and perpetuated by workplace practices and this book enables advocates, policy makers and lawmakers to understand the wider context in which systems discriminate workers with psychosocial disabilities.

‘… Harpur’s study is more in depth and thus geared more to professionals … the presentation is clear, logical, and accessible.’

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Ableism at Work
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Ableism at Work - Title page
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Disablement and Hierarchies of Impairment
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Contents
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Foreword
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Acknowledgements
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1 - Introduction
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2 - International Disability Norms at Work
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International Law on Ableism at Work and the Hierarchy of Impairments
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3 - The CRPD Committee, Ableism and Hierarchies of Impairment at Work
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4 - Hierarchies of Impairment at Work in the Regulation and Response to Sheltered Work
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5 - The Arbitrary Exclusion of Episodic and Psychosocial Disabilities from Legal Protection
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The Duration Test Promoting Ableism at Work
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6 - Ability Apartheid at Work
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The Policy of Stigmatising and Excluding ‘Unacceptable’ Psychosocial Disabilities from Anti-discrimination Laws
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7 - Reasonable Accommodations in a Psychosocial Diverse Workplace
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Hierarchies of Impairment at Work
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8 - Using Occupational Safety and Health Laws to Promote Psychological Health at Work
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9 - Sanism and Ableism in the Law’s Response to Injured Workers
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10 - Advancing Psychosocial Diversity Using Contract and Unfair Dismissal Laws
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Index
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Contents

Ableism at Work
pp i-i

Cambridge Disability Law and Policy Series - Series page
pp ii-iv

Ableism at Work - Title page
pp v-v

Copyright page
pp vi-vi

Contents
pp vii-xiv

Foreword
pp xv-xviii

Acknowledgements
pp xix-xxii

1 - Introduction
pp 1-17

2 - International Disability Norms at Work
pp 18-37

3 - The CRPD Committee, Ableism and Hierarchies of Impairment at Work
pp 38-53

4 - Hierarchies of Impairment at Work in the Regulation and Response to Sheltered Work
pp 54-80

5 - The Arbitrary Exclusion of Episodic and Psychosocial Disabilities from Legal Protection
pp 81-101

6 - Ability Apartheid at Work
pp 102-121

7 - Reasonable Accommodations in a Psychosocial Diverse Workplace
pp 122-152

8 - Using Occupational Safety and Health Laws to Promote Psychological Health at Work
pp 153-179

9 - Sanism and Ableism in the Law’s Response to Injured Workers
pp 180-206

10 - Advancing Psychosocial Diversity Using Contract and Unfair Dismissal Laws
pp 207-226

Index
pp 227-228

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