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When Rules Exclude: On Bowling and Equality
From: Discrimination Stories
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This chapter explores how everyday rules are often discriminatory against children and adults with disabilities by examining Tammy McLeod’s Case. McLeod was excluded from participating in a bowling tournament because of her cerebral palsy.
Adverse impact discrimination, substantive equality, and the need to accommodate differences are discussed.
Contributors
Colleen Sheppard
Colleen Sheppard is a professor at the Faculty of Law, McGill University, a member of the McGill Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Her teaching and research focus on equality rights, systemic discrimination, and Canadian constitutional law. She has published widely on these issues both nationally and internationally.
