Confronting Accessibility in Clinical Legal Education: Human Rights Law and the Accommodation of Law Students with Disabilities in External Placements

Authors

Roxanne Mykitiuk, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University
C. Tess Sheldon, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor

Document Type

Article

English Abstract

Canadian law students with disabilities confront barriers in applying to and working in clinical placements. The article is motivated by practical questions about the scope of the duty to accommodate law students with disabilities in clinical education placements. It offers a legal analysis of the human rights accommodation framework in relation to clinical legal education placements. It also proposes criteria for a policy governing the accessibility of clinical legal placements.

French Abstract

Les étudiantes et étudiants canadiens vivant avec un handicap font face à des obstacles lorsqu’ils font une demande de stage clinique ou pendant leur stage. Cet article vise à répondre à des questions pratiques sur l’étendue de l’obligation d’accommoder ces étudiants et étudiantes lors des stages cliniques. Il offre une analyse juridique du cadre des droits de la personne sur l’accommodement relativement aux stages d’éducation juridique clinique. Il propose aussi des critères pour le développement d’une politique d’accessibilité des stages cliniques.

Citation Information

Mykitiuk, Roxanne and Sheldon, C. Tess. "Confronting Accessibility in Clinical Legal Education: Human Rights Law and the Accommodation of Law Students with Disabilities in External Placements." Journal of Law and Social Policy 32. (2020): 67-90.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.60082/0829-3929.1378
https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/jlsp/vol32/iss1/5