Professor Kanter publishes and lectures extensively on United States, comparative,
and international Disability Law. She is the co-author of the first law casebook on
international and comparative disability law and has published over a hundred articles
and book chapters on disability law-related topics. 

Professor Kanter is currently on a research leave from the College of Law as a
Distinguished Switzer Fellow, funded by the US Department of Education. In 2009-10, she
was named a Fulbright Scholar. In 2005, she received Syracuse University's most
prestigious teaching award, the Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Award for Excellence in
Teaching. She also holds a courtesy appointment at the School of Education. 

Professor Kanter is founder and co-editor of the SSRN Journal on Disability Law (with
SUCOL Professor Michael A. Schwartz), and co-founder of the Disability Law Section of the
American Association of Law Schools. She is also a former Commissioner of the American
Bar Association’s Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law. From 2001-06,
Professor Kanter was invited to work with the United Nations on the process that lead to
the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, and is currently researching
the impact of this Convention in various countries, particularly in the Middle East. She
also hasworked with NGOs and the governments of India, Israel, Turkey, and Vietnam on
developing their domestic disability laws. 

At Syracuse University College of Law, Professor Kanter founded and directs the
Disability Law and Policy Program, which houses the nation’s first joint degree program
in Law and Disability Studies and which awards a Certificate in Disability Law and Policy
to eligible students. She also co-directs the Syracuse University Center on Human Policy,
Law, and Disability Studies, which is the nation's first multi-disciplinary center
dedicated to research, advocacy, academic programming, and public education on issues of
inclusion and equality for people with disabilities. Professor Kanter teaches courses on
U.S., comparative, and international disability law and policy, education and special
education law, legislation and policy, ethics, and professionalism. 

Since joining the law faculty in 1988, Professor Kanter has served as Associate Dean for
Academic Affairs, Director of Clinical Legal Education, and Director of the Externship
Program. Since 2005, she has been the Chair of the Chancellor’s Task Force on Disability.
Prior to joining the SU law faculty, Professor Kanter taught at Georgetown University Law
Center and practiced public interest law at a national disability rights organization in
Washington, D.C. where she represented clients before the United States Supreme Court and
in Congress.

Domestic Relations

PERMANENCY PLANNING FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, ExpressO (2009)

PERMANENCY PLANNING FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES Arlene S. Kanter Abstract Under federal law, the state...

 

Social Welfare

PERMANENCY PLANNING FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, ExpressO (2009)

PERMANENCY PLANNING FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES Arlene S. Kanter Abstract Under federal law, the state...

 

Juveniles

PERMANENCY PLANNING FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, ExpressO (2009)

PERMANENCY PLANNING FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES Arlene S. Kanter Abstract Under federal law, the state...

 

Health Law and Policy

PERMANENCY PLANNING FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, ExpressO (2009)

PERMANENCY PLANNING FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES Arlene S. Kanter Abstract Under federal law, the state...