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633Disability Rights as a Necessary Framework for Crisis Standards of Care and the Future of Health CareHastings Center Report 50 (3): 28-32. 2020.In this essay, we suggest practical ways to shift the framing of crisis standards of care toward disability justice. We elaborate on the vision statement provided in the 2010 Institute of Medicine (National Academy of Medicine) “Summary of Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations,” which emphasizes fairness; equitable processes; community and provider engagement, education, and communication; and the rule of law. We argue that interpreting these elements …Read more
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471Introducing The Journal of Philosophy of DisabilityJournal of Philosophy of Disability 1 (1): 3-10. 2021.This is the introduction to the inaugural issue of The Journal of Philosophy of Disability.
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89Seeing PhilosophyTeaching Philosophy 30 (4): 443-451. 2007.The discussion note examines communication needs of deaf students and deaf philosophers in the classroom, with particular attention to working with qualified signed language interpreters in the classroom and creating an inclusive classroom environment for deaf students. It additionally considers the question of whether signed languages, such as American Sign Language (ASL), can convey abstract philosophical concepts used in spoken languages, and concludes that this is possible, suggesting that t…Read more
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66Seeing philosophy: Deaf students and deaf philosophersTeaching Philosophy 30 (4): 443-451. 2007.The discussion note examines communication needs of deaf students and deaf philosophers in the classroom, with particular attention to working with qualified signed language interpreters in the classroom and creating an inclusive classroom environment for deaf students. It additionally considers the question of whether signed languages, such as American Sign Language (ASL), can convey abstract philosophical concepts used in spoken languages, and concludes that this is possible, suggesting that t…Read more
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59Children's understanding of the risks and benefits associated with researchJournal of Medical Ethics 31 (12): 715-720. 2005.Objective: The objective of the current study was to maximise the amount of information children and adolescents understand about the risks and benefits associated with participation in a biomedical research study.Design: Participants were presented with one of six hypothetical research protocols describing how to fix a fractured thigh using either a “standard” cast or “new” pins procedure. Risks and benefits associated with each of the treatment options were manipulated so that for each one of …Read more
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52A Disability Response to Surrogate Decision Making in the Internet AgeAmerican Journal of Bioethics 12 (10): 36-37. 2012.The American Journal of Bioethics, Volume 12, Issue 10, Page 36-37, October 2012
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43Choosing Accommodations: Signed Language Interpreting and the Absence of ChoiceKennedy Institute of Ethics Journal 27 (2): 267-299. 2017.The ethical and philosophical issues of choosing disability accommodations, particularly regarding human service provider accommodations, have not received much attention in the academic literature. Signed language interpreting is an especially complex accommodation that requires assessment of the deaf person's language knowledge and facility in a society where the many varieties of deaf education have generated a continuum of American Sign Language and signed English. Signed language interprete…Read more
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37Marrying Past and Present Neuropsychology: Is the Future of the Process-Based Approach Technology-Based?Frontiers in Psychology 11. 2020.A cognitive assessment strategy that is not limited to examining a set of summary test scores may be more helpful for early detection of emergent illness such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and may permit a better understanding of cognitive functions and dysfunctions in those with AD and other dementia disorders. A revisit of the work already undertaken by Kaplan and colleagues using the Boston Process-Approach provides a solid basis for identifying new opportunities to capture data on neurocogniti…Read more
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23A proliferation of tests exists for the assessment of auditory-verbal memory processes. However, from a clinical practice perspective, the situation is less clear when it comes to the ready availability of reliable and valid tests for the evaluation of visual/visuo-spatial memory processes. While, at face value, there appear to be a wide range of available tests of visual/visuo-spatial memory, utilizing different types of materials and assessment strategies, a number of criticisms have been, and…Read more
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23Risk and Dignity in Requesting Signed Language Interpreter AccommodationsPerspectives in Biology and Medicine 65 (2): 179-188. 2022.ARRAY
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15Does the ADA Discriminate Against Deaf People?In David Boonin (ed.), Palgrave Handbook of Philosophy and Public Policy, Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 383-394. 2018.As an unfunded federal mandate, the Americans with Disabilities Act requires public and private entities to ensure disability accommodations without providing state funding to pay for these accommodations. Disability accommodations under the ADA can take many forms, including audio description of a museum exhibit, designated parking for people with disabilities, or accessible toilet stalls. For each of these examples, once it is established or installed, the accommodation is available to serve t…Read more
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