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Law and Mental Disability, Co-Sponsored by Disability Law, Law, Medicine and Health Care, and Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies
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Sessions Information

  • January 6, 2023
    1:00 pm - 2:40 pm
    Event: 2023 Annual Meeting
    Session Type: Section Programs
    Session Capacity: N/A
    Hotel: N/A
    Room: Temecula Room 2
    Floor: First Floor, North Tower


    A panel comprised of experts in law, nursing, drug policy, disability rights, bioethics, and the medical humanities will examine several issues affecting individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs). The first speaker will identify discrimination faced by individuals with SUDs. The second speaker will offer a solidarity-based approach to combat the negative impacts of intragroup and association stigma for people with SUDs. The third speaker will present findings from a survey of statutes containing stigmatizing SUD language. The fourth speaker will argue that the framing of substance use as a chronic medical disease facilitates the mistreatment of individuals with SUDs.

     Business meeting at program conclusion.
Session Speakers
Kelly K. Gillespie
Organization: Creighton University School of Law
Speaker
Jennifer D. Oliva
Organization: University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Speaker
Elizabeth Pendo
Organization: University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Speaker
Stacey A. Tovino
Organization: University of Oklahoma College of Law
Moderator and Speaker
Session Fees
  • Law and Mental Disability, Co-Sponsored by DisabiliLaw, Medicine and Health Care, and Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies- Reimagining Law and Policy Affecting Individuals with Substance Use Disorders: $0.00