Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2022
Abstract
Antidiscrimination law is at a critical juncture. The law prohibits formal and explicit systems of exclusion, but much bias nonetheless persists. New tools are needed. This Article argues that mindfulness meditation may be a powerful strategy in the battle against disability discrimination. This Article sets out eight reasons that disability bias is particularly intractable. The Article then draws on empirical, philosophical, and scholarly sources to identify mechanisms through which mindfulness meditation can address these dynamics. The Article concludes by presenting concrete doctrinal implications of bringing mindfulness to bear on disability discrimination. This Article thus contributes to the established fields of antidiscrimination law in general and disability law in particular, as well as the emerging domain of mindfulness and law.
Disciplines
Civil Rights and Discrimination | Disability Law | Law
Recommended Citation
Elizabeth F. Emens,
Mindful Debiasing: Meditation as a Tool to Address Disability Discrimination,
53
U. Conn. L. Rev.
835
(2022).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/faculty_scholarship/3655