Category Disability
Dalhousie’s Case Diversification: Disability
In an ongoing series of commentaries, Lynette Reid describes the work done at Dalhousie University to diversify the case-based learning curriculum in the medical program.
Ethical Considerations for Using Tracking Technology in Dementia Care
Madalena Liougas and Alisa Grigorovich highlight that, when it comes to the use of tracking technologies in dementia care, surveillance isn’t safety, and safety shouldn’t mean surrendering dignity.
At What Cost? Treating Bodily Identity Integrity Disorder
Patrick Knight and Rashad Rehman argue that surgery to treat bodily identity integrity disorder should be reconsidered, despite its apparent success.
The History of Eugenics and Contemporary Debates over Human Enhancement
Heloise Robinson announces a call for papers for a special issue of the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry on the role of the history of eugenics within contemporary debates over human enhancement.
Gatekeeping Through Ableism: A Fractured Calling
Danielle Gibbs Koenitzer contends that ableism in nursing education functions as a form of gatekeeping, which silences disabled voices, narrows the definition of who can be a nurse, and reinforces outdated ideals of competence and care.


