[blindlaw] FW: Upcoming TIPS Program: Providing Persons with Disabilities and the Elderly with Equal Access to Justice

[Nightingale, Noel]

F YI, blindlaw
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From: TIPS - Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section [mailto:tips at abanet.org]
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Subject: Upcoming TIPS Program: Providing Persons with Disabilities and the Elderly with Equal Access to Justice

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An Exciting New Program You Won't Want to Miss

Providing Persons with Disabilities and the Elderly with Equal Access to Justice
Presented by the American Bar Association TIPS Standing Committee on Diversity in the Profession, Animal Law Committee and Stetson University College of Law
A special thank you to our Sponsors, Carlton Fields and The Center for Special Needs Trust Administration, for hosting the program's social events.

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Monday, May 18, 2009
William R. Eleazer Courtroom at Stetson University College of Law
Gulfport, FL

Don't miss your chance to attend this special one-day program that will address the unexplored and underdeveloped topic of making the litigation process more accessible for the elderly and persons with disabilities. Taking place at the William R. Eleazer Courtroom at Stetson University College of Law, a one-of-a-kind model courtroom showcasing how design and technology can address accessibility issues for individuals with disabilities and the elderly, this program will focus on courtroom design, the use of service animals, jury selection and access for jurors, parties, attorneys and judges. In addition, this program will feature a myriad of top-notch speakers who are leaders and experts in the field.

A Glance at Some of the Program's Top-Notch Speakers:
?         Matthew Dietz: P.L., Law Offices of Matthew Dietz, Miami, FL
?         Professor Rebecca Morgan: Faculty Chair in Elder Law, Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, FL
?         George Richards: Chief Assistant Statewide Prosecutor, Florida Office of Statewide Prosecution, Fort Myers, FL
?         Hon. Rosalyn Richter: New York Supreme Court County, New York, NY
?         Marygrace Schaeffer: Vice President, DecisionQuest, Minneapolis, MN
?         Page Ulrey: Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Courthouse Dog Program, King County Prosecutor's Office, Seattle, WA

This program is co-sponsored by the TIPS General Committees of Health and Disability Insurance Law, Law Practice Management and Government Law, ABA Judicial Division, ABA Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division, ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law, ABA Criminal Justice Section, ABA Commission on Aging, ABA Senior Lawyers Division, ABA Section of Real Property, Trusts and Estates and The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.

Be sure to set aside May 18th, 2009 for this program, which will also feature a live webcast!

Additional details and registration information to follow.

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