Deaf by design: A business argument against engineering disabled offspring

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 209-227

  Cooley, Dennis R ^a,b  

^a Northern Plains Ethics Institute   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquiescence; Amercians with disabilities act; Business ethics; Deaf; Disabled; Genetic engineering; Individuals with disabilities education act; Undue harm

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847306565     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9135-0     Document Type: Article

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