Harvard Law School provides students with the opportunity to learn about disability law and policy in the United States and around the world through course work, experiential learning, and the award-winning Harvard Law School Project on Disability. Issues addressed include access to education, employment, housing, and international human rights, and approaches to effective lawyering include counseling, legislative drafting, policy advice, and both impact and individual litigation.
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Faculty
HLS Professors
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William P. Alford
Jerome A. and Joan L. Cohen Professor of Law
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Esme Caramello
Clinical Professor of Law
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Martha A. Field
Langdell Professor of Law
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Jon D. Hanson
Alan A. Stone Professor of Law
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Daniel Nagin
Clinical Professor of Law
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Carmel Shachar
Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
Visiting Professors & Lecturers
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Steve Churchill
Lecturer on Law
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Julia Devanthery
Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
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Dana Montalto
Lecturer on Law
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Shaun Ossei-Owusu
George Francis Brownell Visiting Professor of Law
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Michael Rebell
Visiting Professor of Law
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Alexa Rosenbloom
Lecturer on Law
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Michael Ashley Stein
Visiting Professor of Law
Clinics
Research Programs and Centers
Related Courses
Course | Term | Instructor(s) |
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Advanced Clinical Practice | Fall 2025 - Spring 2026 Seminar | Eloise Lawrence |
Behavioral Economics, Law and Public Policy | Spring 2026 Seminar | Cass Sunstein |
Beyond “Economic Growth”: Practice, Theory, and Potential | Spring 2026 Seminar | Lucie White |
Child Advocacy Clinic | Fall 2025 Clinic | Crisanne Hazen |
Child Advocacy Clinic | Winter 2026 - Spring 2026 Clinic | Crisanne Hazen |
Child Advocacy Clinic | Spring 2026 Clinic | Crisanne Hazen |
Constitutional Law: First Amendment | Spring 2026 Course | Martha Field |
Critical Corporate Theory Lab | Fall 2025 Seminar | Jon Hanson |
Disability, Capacity, and Rights | Fall 2025 Reading Group | Matthew Smith |
Disability, Human Rights, and Development | Spring 2026 Course | Michael Ashley Stein |