Annotated Bibliography
Here is my annotated bibliography for assignment 3.3, I will be adding onto it as I gather more sources but will distinguish between what is new and what was originally here for assignment 3.3.
"Disability Rights International Opens Kyiv, Ukraine Advocacy Office." Disability
Rights International Disability Rights International Opens Kyiv Ukraine
Advocacy Office Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013.
This article ties in with my first annotation regarding the UN Conventions on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which seeks to bring the entire world up to the standards found in the United States, regarding accessibility and discrimination. This particular article is about how a disability advocacy office was opened up in Kiev, Ukraine. Directly there’s no argument made, but what can be derived from this is the importance of the CRPD in initiating changes in other countries.
"The UN CRPD: A Danger to Homeschool Families." The UN CRPD: A Danger to
Homeschool Families. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013.
This is the first article I have found that opposes the CRPD, and ironically enough, it’s in America. Considering that the CRPD is loosely based upon the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the argument errs on the side of absurdity. Essentially it states that homeowner’s and homeschoolers will lose their rights to the whims of the United Nations, which is absurd in the fact that out of all of the countries, this act would affect us the least, and what power does the U.N. have anyway? I’ll be using it just to help build the argument against CRPD and international disability law, as a means of countering it.
"Disability and Adoption: Building a Family." National Spinal Cord Injury Association.
N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013.
This particular article is one I found about adoptive parents with disabilities. The ADA bans discrimination by both private and public adoption agencies, but adoptive parents can still run into trouble when their ability to be an apt parent is put into question. I really wanted to follow a route that would relate international law, disability, and adoption, but I might settle for just international disability law. If I do pursue the topic of adoption, this could provide a good basis for further research. It essentially is a personal account of a woman’s journey and argument as to why those with disabilities can parent just as well as able-bodied individuals.
Fruendlich, Madelyn. "POLICY AND PRACTICE: THE AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT." POLICY AND PRACTICE: THE AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013.
This article compliments the previous one. It outlines the parameters in which potential adoptive parents can be denied a child. The main idea is that they can be denied adoption if their disability poses a direct threat to the health of the child or others and it can’t be fixed. It’s interesting because it’s not really discrimination on the basis of disability, but rather the safety of the child, which they would do regardless of disability. I’d use this for the points made if I do still end up choosing the route of adoption. I’m thinking that I will actually, provided I find more current examples and the topic is still relevant.
Ahern, Laurie. "Orphanages Are No Place for Children." Washington Post. The
Washington Post, 09 Aug. 2013. Web. 12 Nov. 2013.
In this article it described the maladies and pitfalls of orphanages abroad, and how they are becoming almost entirely detrimental to children. The author is the president of Disability Rights International, which caught my eye. She’s supporting the pursuit of alternative ways of helping children. Other than the author’s relation to a disability rights activist group, there’s no other relation to disability, except perhaps for the fact that many children in these orphanages end up disabled, but it fits all of my interests. I just need to find a way to tied legislation and law into it, but that could develop, seeing as it was written very recently.
CONTINUED CITATIONS FOR LITERATURE REVIEW
BraunAbility. "Disability in America Infographic." Disabled World. N.p., n.d. Web.
22 Nov. 2013.
"China." CHINA. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2013.
"National Council on Disability." Chapter 10: The Adoption Law System:. N.p., n.d.
Web. 23 Nov. 2013.
Rouba, Kelly. "Disability and Adoption: Building a Family." National Spinal Cord
Injury Association. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2013.
"Russia." RUSSIA. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2013.
Shapiro, Gary. "Ratifying the Disabilities Treaty Will Keep the U.S. Exceptional |
Commentary." Roll Call. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2013.
"Disability Rights International Opens Kyiv, Ukraine Advocacy Office." Disability
Rights International Disability Rights International Opens Kyiv Ukraine
Advocacy Office Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013.
This article ties in with my first annotation regarding the UN Conventions on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which seeks to bring the entire world up to the standards found in the United States, regarding accessibility and discrimination. This particular article is about how a disability advocacy office was opened up in Kiev, Ukraine. Directly there’s no argument made, but what can be derived from this is the importance of the CRPD in initiating changes in other countries.
"The UN CRPD: A Danger to Homeschool Families." The UN CRPD: A Danger to
Homeschool Families. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013.
This is the first article I have found that opposes the CRPD, and ironically enough, it’s in America. Considering that the CRPD is loosely based upon the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the argument errs on the side of absurdity. Essentially it states that homeowner’s and homeschoolers will lose their rights to the whims of the United Nations, which is absurd in the fact that out of all of the countries, this act would affect us the least, and what power does the U.N. have anyway? I’ll be using it just to help build the argument against CRPD and international disability law, as a means of countering it.
"Disability and Adoption: Building a Family." National Spinal Cord Injury Association.
N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013.
This particular article is one I found about adoptive parents with disabilities. The ADA bans discrimination by both private and public adoption agencies, but adoptive parents can still run into trouble when their ability to be an apt parent is put into question. I really wanted to follow a route that would relate international law, disability, and adoption, but I might settle for just international disability law. If I do pursue the topic of adoption, this could provide a good basis for further research. It essentially is a personal account of a woman’s journey and argument as to why those with disabilities can parent just as well as able-bodied individuals.
Fruendlich, Madelyn. "POLICY AND PRACTICE: THE AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT." POLICY AND PRACTICE: THE AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013.
This article compliments the previous one. It outlines the parameters in which potential adoptive parents can be denied a child. The main idea is that they can be denied adoption if their disability poses a direct threat to the health of the child or others and it can’t be fixed. It’s interesting because it’s not really discrimination on the basis of disability, but rather the safety of the child, which they would do regardless of disability. I’d use this for the points made if I do still end up choosing the route of adoption. I’m thinking that I will actually, provided I find more current examples and the topic is still relevant.
Ahern, Laurie. "Orphanages Are No Place for Children." Washington Post. The
Washington Post, 09 Aug. 2013. Web. 12 Nov. 2013.
In this article it described the maladies and pitfalls of orphanages abroad, and how they are becoming almost entirely detrimental to children. The author is the president of Disability Rights International, which caught my eye. She’s supporting the pursuit of alternative ways of helping children. Other than the author’s relation to a disability rights activist group, there’s no other relation to disability, except perhaps for the fact that many children in these orphanages end up disabled, but it fits all of my interests. I just need to find a way to tied legislation and law into it, but that could develop, seeing as it was written very recently.
CONTINUED CITATIONS FOR LITERATURE REVIEW
BraunAbility. "Disability in America Infographic." Disabled World. N.p., n.d. Web.
22 Nov. 2013.
"China." CHINA. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2013.
"National Council on Disability." Chapter 10: The Adoption Law System:. N.p., n.d.
Web. 23 Nov. 2013.
Rouba, Kelly. "Disability and Adoption: Building a Family." National Spinal Cord
Injury Association. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2013.
"Russia." RUSSIA. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2013.
Shapiro, Gary. "Ratifying the Disabilities Treaty Will Keep the U.S. Exceptional |
Commentary." Roll Call. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2013.