Anita Silvers

Anita Silvers (1 November 1940 – 14 March 2019)^[1]^[2] was an American philosopher, focusing on medical ethics, bioethics, feminism, disability studies, philosophy of law, and social and political philosophy.^[3] She "was a leading voice in the interpretation of the Americans With Disabilities Act, arguing that disability rights should be viewed the same as other civil rights and not as an accommodation or as a social safety net issue".^[4]

^ "Dr. Anita Silvers (1940-2019)". SFSU Philosophy Department. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
^ "In Memoriam: Anita Silvers - The American Philosophical Association". www.apaonline.org. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
^ Weinberg, Justin (2019-03-14). "Anita Silvers (1940-2019)". Daily Nous. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
^ Genzlinger, Neil (22 March 2019). "Anita Silvers, an Authority on Disability Rights, Dies at 78". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-03-31.

[SFSU_Obituary_Anita_Silvers-1] "Dr. Anita Silvers (1940-2019)". SFSU Philosophy Department. Retrieved March 14, 2019.

[:0-2] "In Memoriam: Anita Silvers - The American Philosophical Association". www.apaonline.org. Retrieved 2019-03-16.

[3] Weinberg, Justin (2019-03-14). "Anita Silvers (1940-2019)". Daily Nous. Retrieved 2019-03-16.

[4] Genzlinger, Neil (22 March 2019). "Anita Silvers, an Authority on Disability Rights, Dies at 78". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-03-31.

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