[blindlaw] tenBroek Law Symposium--Still Time to Register

Tue Mar 31 04:03:50 UTC 2009

I too am in California and have raised the same issues. As a chapter 
president of a NFB chapter It is surprising that NFB has brought itself more 
in to the current age of the internet with webcasts and legislative alert 
systems.
Chuck Krugman, M.S.W., Paralegal
PresidentNFBC central Valley Chapter
1237 P Street
Fresno ca 93721
559-266-9237
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Wright Lopez" <fwlopez at comcast.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] tenBroek Law Symposium--Still Time to Register


>I am an attorney member of the Blind Lawyers Association, although not  an 
>NFB member   I first would like to thank you for the genrerous  offer you 
>have extended with regard to loggingassistance  for the  tenBroek Law 
>Sympsium.   Transportation costs are certaintly a  disincentive to 
>participation in this education conference.  However,  I am at a lost to 
>understand why there was no effort to provide "Web  Casting" of this very 
>important legal training session.  I reside in  California and accordingly 
>the length of time taken to travel to and  from the conference site is also 
>a consideration.   I for one would  very like to benefit from the tenbroek 
>seminar but can not afford the  time away from other pressing legal 
>obligations.   Web casting of the  event would provide the opportunity for 
>many of us to participate.    Is there any possibility that the symposium 
>can be web cast?
>
> Sincerely,   Fred W. Lopez
>
>
> On Mar 30, 2009, at 9:19 AM, Frye, Dan wrote:
>
>> List Colleagues:
>>
>> Lou Ann Blake, the tenBroek Law Symposium coordinator on the NFB
>> national staff, has asked that I post this reminder flyer once again  to
>> members of the blind and visually impaired legal community  subscribed to
>> this list. In addition to everything Lou Ann says in the following
>> announcement (which is also attached as a Word Document for your
>> convenience), I am reasonably confident that some accommodations  here at
>> the National Center for the Blind can be made available for our  members
>> and friends who would come except for the additional expense  associated
>> with lodging. If free sleeping accommodations here at the National
>> Center for the Blind would make your participation more likely, please
>> contact Lou Ann Blake to discuss arrangements. As stated in the
>> announcement, other financial concessions associated with the tenBroek
>> Law Symposium can also be made in certain circumstances. Lou Ann has
>> assembled a high-caliber array of program presenters, and we want to
>> make certain that people can benefit from this important symposium.  See
>> the announcement pasted below and attached to this message for further
>> information:
>>
>> There's Still Time to Register and Reserve Your Room at the Holiday  Inn
>> Inner Harbor
>>
>>
>>
>> For the
>>
>>
>>
>> 2009 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium
>>
>> New Perspectives on Disability Law: Advancing the Right to Live in the
>> World
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Be sure to let your colleagues and friends know that the deadline to
>> register for this exciting and powerful symposium is April 10, 2009,  and
>> that the cut-off date for reserving rooms at the Holiday Inn Inner
>> Harbor has been extended to April 3, 2009.  Don't miss this  opportunity
>> to voice your concerns to Kareem Dale, Special Assistant to President
>> Obama for Disability Policy, at the 2009 Jacobus tenBroek Disability  Law
>> Symposium on April 17th at the National Federation of the Blind  Jernigan
>> Institute in Baltimore, Maryland.  Mr. Dale will speak on the Obama
>> administration's policies on disability issues for approximately  thirty
>> minutes followed by a forty-five minute question and answer  session.  In
>> addition to Mr. Dale, the presenters for the 2009 symposium are:
>>
>>
>>
>> * 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, UCLA Law School;
>> * Christine Griffin, Commissioner, United States Equal Employment
>> Opportunity Commission; and
>> * Peter Blanck, University Professor and Chairman, Burton Blatt
>> Institute at Syracuse University.
>>
>>
>>
>> Ari Ne'eman, founding president of the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network,
>> will give the luncheon keynote address.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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 deadline to make room  reservations
>> at the Holiday Inn Inner Harbor has been extended to 3:00 pm, April 3,
>> 2009.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.  Don't miss this
>> exciting opportunity to interact with leading scholars, government
>> officials, and advocates and to make your voice heard.  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 Jernigan Institute, the American Bar
>> Association Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law, the
>> Maryland Department of Disability, the Texas Journal on Civil  Liberties
>> and Civil Rights, and the Legal Times.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> I look forward to seeing many of you on April 17, 2009, for the second
>> annual tenBroek Law Symposium.
>>
>>
>>
>> With Kind Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ***********************
>> Daniel B. Frye, J.D.
>> Associate Editor
>> The Braille Monitor
>> National Federation of the Blind
>> Office of the President
>> 1800 Johnson Street
>> Baltimore, Maryland 21230
>> Telephone: (410) 659-9314 Ext. 2208
>> Mobile: (410) 241-7006
>> Fax: (410) 685-5653
>> Email: DFrye at nfb.org
>> Web Address: www.nfb.org <http://www.nfb.org/>
>> "Voice of the Nation's Blind"
>>
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