[blindlaw] Register Now for the 2009 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium,

[McCarthy, Jim]

I have been asked to share the announcement that follows with this list.

Register Now for the 2009 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium,
New Perspectives on Disability Law: Advancing the Right to Live in the
World


The 2009 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium will take place on
April 17th at the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute in
Baltimore.  Don't miss this exciting opportunity to interact with
leading scholars, government officials, and advocates.  The presenters
for the 2009 symposium are:

*	A leading Obama administration spokesperson on disability
policy;
*	Maura Healey, Assistant Attorney General and Chief, Office of
Civil Rights, Commonwealth of Massachusetts;
*	Amy Robertson and Timothy Fox, Principals, Fox & Robertson,
P.C.;
*	Gerard Quinn, Professor of Law, National University of Ireland,
Galway;
*	Katherine Guernsey, International Lawyer and Adjunct Professor,
American University School of International Service;
*	Samuel Bagenstos, Visiting Professor of Law, University of
Michigan Law School;
*	Christine Griffin, Commissioner, United States Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission; and
*	Peter Blanck, University Professor and Chairman, Burton Blatt
Institute at Syracuse University.

To view the full agenda, register online, or download the registration
form to register by mail or fax, visit the symposium web page at
http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Law_Symposium.asp.  Hotel information may also be
found on the symposium Web page.  

The registration fee is $150; students may register for $20.  A limited
number of scholarships to cover the registration fee will be available
to individuals with demonstrated financial need.  The deadline to
register is April 10, 2009.

Symposium attendees will be provided documentation for CLE credit.
Individuals will be responsible for filing the application for CLE
credit with their state board.

The 2009 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium is sponsored by the
National Federation of the Blind, the American Bar Association
Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law, the Maryland
Department of Disability, and the Texas Journal on Civil Liberties and
Civil Rights.

For additional information about the symposium, contact:

	Lou Ann Blake, Law Symposium Coordinator
	National Federation of the Blind
	Telephone: (410) 659-9314, ext. 2221
	E-mail: lblake at nfb.org