Michael Ashley Stein is the Executive Director of the Harvard Law School Project on Disability, and a Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School since 2005. One of the world's leading experts on disability law and policy, he participated in the drafting of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; works globally with disabled peoples' organizations; consults with governments; advises United Nations bodies and national human rights institutions; and has brought landmark disability rights litigation. His path-breaking scholarship has been published by leading journals and academic presses.