[blindlaw] Fw: Webinar Series: Legal Rights of People with Alcohol/Drug Problems or Criminal Records

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These are free training that might be of interest.
Chuck
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From: Legal Action Center 
To: ckrugman at sbcglobal.net 
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 3:26 PM
Subject: Webinar Series: Legal Rights of People with Alcohol/Drug Problems or Criminal Records


  
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                 Is it Legal to Discriminate Because of a Person's Alcohol/Drug Problem? Criminal Record?

                  Find out through this Free Webinar Series  

                  Know Your Rights: Anti-Discrimination Laws Protecting People with
                  Alcohol and Drug Problems and Criminal Records 

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                        DATES:
                        April 29th
                        May 13th and 28th
                        June (to be determined)

                        TIME:
                        1:30 p.m. EST

                        LENGTH:
                        60 minutes 
                 Under the Partners for Recovery Initiative funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Abt Associates and the Legal Action Center invite you to a free webinar series.

                        The webinars will be presented by Legal Action Center attorneys, the nation's leading experts on laws and policies affecting individuals with alcohol/drug problems and criminal records.

                        For more information or to register for one or more of these free 60 minute webinars, click here.
                       
                 

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                  What you will learn: Who is invited? 
                    a.. How Federal law protects people in recovery from discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, and government services and programs 
                    b.. Legal protections for people in Medication-Assisted Treatment 
                    c.. Legal rights of people with criminal records, including anti-discrimination laws and expungement 
                    d.. Strategies to prevent or remedy violations of these laws 
                    e.. Federal Mental Health and Addiction Parity Law: Update on Implementation 
                 a.. People in treatment and/or recovery and their allies 
                    b.. Providers of alcohol/drug treatment, prevention and recovery services 
                    c.. Federal and State Government oversight agencies 
                    d.. Individuals with criminal records and reentry groups 
                    e.. Anyone else interested in these topics
                 
                  Course Offerings
                 
                  TOPIC DATE TIME 
                  Employment Discrimination Against People with Alcohol/Drug Histories
                  Details / Register April 29, 2009 1:30 pm (EST) 
                  Housing, Health Care, and Other Forms of Discrimination Against People with Alcohol/Drug Histories
                  Details / Register May 13, 2009 1:30 pm (EST) 
                  Medication-Assisted Treatment:
                  Special Anti-Discrimination Issues
                  Details / Register May 28, 2009 1:30 pm (EST) 
                  Legal Rights of People with Criminal Records
                  Details / Register June
                  Date to be determined TBD 
                  New Federal Parity Legislation for Insurance Coverage of Addiction Treatment
                  Details / Register June
                  Date to be determined TBD 

                  Can't attend one of the webinars? No problem.
                  The whole series will be repeated during the summer! 

                  For more information about the Legal Action Center, visit www.lac.org for more information. 
                  For information about the Partners for Recovery Initiative, visit www.pfr.samhsa.gov. 
           
     
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