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Clinical Diabetes 21:163-167, 2003
© American Diabetes Association ®, Inc., 2003

Feature Article

The Role of Health Care Professionals in Diabetes Discrimination Issues at Work and School

Shereen Arent, JD

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   Introduction
 
Editor’s note: This article is adapted from one that was simultaneously published in Diabetes Spectrum (15:217–221, 2002[Free Full Text]) and The Diabetes Educator (28:1021–1027, 2002[Free Full Text]).

When Jeff Kapche applied to be a police officer for the city of San Antonio, he was told "no" solely because he has type 1 diabetes. He sued the city. The case was in federal court for 9 years and went to the U.S. Court of Appeals twice before it was successfully settled. During that entire time, Kapche held the position of sheriff in a neighboring county, experiencing no problems in his job because of his diabetes.1

When Celeste Barselou wanted to start kindergarten at her neighborhood school, she was told "no." The school district wanted to send her instead to a school more than an hour’s drive away where there was a full-time school nurse. No one would have been able to help her with diabetes emergencies during the long bus trip each day.2

People with diabetes face discrimination at work, at school, and in many other places in their lives. While this certainly does not happen in every workplace or in every school, these problems are widespread, and they are serious. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is committed to ending this discrimination through its legal advocacy program.

This article provides background on the legal landscape of diabetes discrimination, describes ADA’s efforts to combat discrimination, and explains the essential role that health care professionals can play in ending discrimination against people with diabetes. It focuses on discrimination in the workplace and at school, but discrimination can and does exist in many other places and situations, ranging from obtaining private driver’s licenses to securing proper medical treatment in correctional facilities.


   Why Discrimination Should Matter to Health Care Professionals
 
Health care professionals work hard to help their patients understand the importance of . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   Discrimination in the Workplace
 
Employment civil rights laws

   Discrimination at Schools and Day Care Centers
 
Education laws

   ADA’s Response to Discrimination
 
Educate
Negotiate
Litigate
Legislate

   Your Role in Legal Advocacy: The ADA Health Care Professional Legal Advocacy Network
 

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