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This volume brings together two important contemporary social movements: human rights and disability rights. It analyses the global struggle to realize equality, dignity, and comprehensive human and civil rights for persons with intellectual disabilities. In twenty original chapters, distinguished contributors from a range of disciplines address the latest international developments in the field. These include international human rights standards and other sources of legal protection, nondiscrimination laws and the economics of equality, preventative technology, remediation and habilitation, and lifestyle chices and autonomy. The volume is unique in specifically considering the human rights of persons with intellectual disabilities from an international perspective. It identifies recent internatinal advances in their human rights and public policy positions, in addition to making recommendations for further advances at both the national and international levels.

People with mental disabilities --- Learning disabled --- Human rights --- Handicapés mentaux --- Personnes en difficulté d'apprentissage --- Droits de l'homme (Droit international) --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- Civil rights --- Droit --- Droits --- Human Rights --- Legal status, laws, etc --- persoon met een handicap (persoon met een mentale handicap, persoon met een lichamelijke handicap, persoon met een meervoudige handicap) --- mentale retardatie (ontwikkelingsstoornis) --- mensenrechten (rechten van de mens) --- gelijkheid (gelijkheidsbeginsel) --- non-discriminatie (discriminatie) --- geschiedenis (historische aspecten) --- cultuur (culturele aspecten) --- recht (wetgeving, rechtspraak, rechtsbeginselen, juridische aspecten, aansprakelijkheid) --- sociaal-politieke aspecten --- personne handicapée (handicapé, handicapé mental, handicapé physique, polyhandicapé) --- retardement mental --- droits de l'homme --- égalité (principe d'égalité) --- non-discrimination (discrimination) --- histoire (aspects historiques) --- culture (aspects culturels) --- droit (aspects juridiques, législation, jurisprudence, principes de droit, responsabilité) --- aspects socio-politiques --- Human rights. --- Civil rights. --- Mental health laws. --- Handicapés mentaux --- Personnes en difficulté d'apprentissage --- LD adults --- Learning disabled adults --- Slow-learning adults --- Basic rights --- Civil rights (International law) --- Rights, Human --- Rights of man --- Human security --- Transitional justice --- Truth commissions --- Law and legislation --- Learning disabled - Legal status, laws, etc --- Learning disabled - Civil rights --- EGALITE DE TRAITEMENT --- DROIT PUBLIC --- HANDICAPES MENTAUX --- ETATS-UNIS