More information about aspects of disability is contained in Chapter 16 Disability and Discrimination. Legislation relevant to disability is discussed in Chapter 16*1 Disability Overview, which also contains a contact listing of disability-related services. Chapter 16*2 Advocacy, has information on specialist legal services dealing with particular areas of disability, and on advocacy services available to assist people with disabilities. Chapters 16*3 to 16*5 contain more detailed coverage of the law relating to people with physical, psychiatric, and intellectual disability respectively, and Chapter 16*6 Guardianship an Administration deals with issues of guardianship and administration affecting people with disabilities. Chapter 16*7 covers powers of attorney.

The Charter is relatively untested in the areas raised in this chapter. For advice about Charter's issues, contact the Mental Health Legal Centre or Human Rights Law Resource Centre (see: Chapter 2*4 "Advice directory" for contact details).