捆绑SM社区

Le Groupe de recherche en sant茅 et droit vous invite 脿 une conf茅rence-midi avec Jonas-S茅bastien Beaudry, professeur adjoint 脿 la 贵补肠耻濒迟茅 de droit. Il explorera les d茅fis d茅finitionnels soulev茅s par la cat茅gorie des 芦personnes handicap茅es禄 et l鈥檌mportance de la port茅e conceptuelle de cette cat茅gorie, 茅tant donn茅 son potentiel d鈥檌nfluence sur les politiques publiques, la culture et les interactions, en sugg茅rant les droits, les devoirs et les attentes sociales que le handicap implique..

Le nombre de places est limit茅: pri猫re de r茅server votre place en 茅crivant 脿 rghl.law [at] mcgill.ca.

Cette activit茅 a 茅t茅 accr茅dit茅e pour 1,5h de formation continue obligatoire pour juristes par un dispensateur reconnu.

搁茅蝉耻尘茅

[En anglais seulement] The concept of disability is used across a variety of contexts (e.g. medical, legal, artistic) to describe different phenomena and prescribe distinct behaviours or norms. The definitional challenge is not only that the category of 鈥渄isabled people鈥� is heterogenous, but also that what 鈥渄isability鈥� should denote, primarily or exclusively, is controversial amongst both theorists and practitioners. This conceptual breadth is far from innocuous: disability models have the potential to influence public policies, culture and interactions, by suggesting what rights, duties and social expectations disability entails. They can both benefit and harm people categorized as 鈥渄isabled鈥�. /p>

Instead of examining those various definitions and arguing in favour of one of them, this essay considers the unavoidable cultural polysemy of disability and contrasts the appeal and limitations of the main theoretical strategies to manage it. Some disability models deny that competing understandings of disability are valid, while others seek to determine procedures through which disabilities will be defined and assessed and still others conceptualize disability in a more culturally malleable way.

Le conf茅rencier

[En anglais seulement] Jonas-S茅bastien Beaudry is an Assistant Professor of Law at 捆绑SM社区 (joint appointment with the Institute for Health and Social Policy) and a member of the Quebec Bar. His publications include a book on freedom of expression in Latin America and articles in the areas of legal history, human rights, ethics and disability law. He collaborates with disability organizations on public policy issues and is an advisor to the Vulnerable Persons Standard.