[blindlaw] FW: American Diabetes Association post for NFB listserv

[James]

I am posting this at the request of the American Diabetes Society.  There was a post last week and the info was incomplete.  See below.

 

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From: Victoria Thomas [mailto:vthomas at diabetes.org] 
Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 1:38 PM
To: james.weisberg at comcast.net
Subject: American Diabetes Association post for NFB listserv

 

James,


Thanks for your help with this!  I drafted a post that is below my signature line.  

 

Victoria Thomas
ADA - Novo Nordisk Legal Advocacy Fellow
American Diabetes Association
1701 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
 
Tel: (800) 676-4065 ext. 2124
Fax: (703) 549-8748 
E-mail: vthomas at diabetes.org 
www.diabetes.org/discrimination 

 

There was a recent message about the American Diabetes Association's upcoming attorney training and attorney network.  In addition to training and referrals regarding education discrimination, the attorney training and attorney network also covers employment discrimination.  Registration for the conference is still open, see the announcement, below.  The program always gets rave reviews and the faculty includes some of the most experienced disability discrimination litigators from around the country.

 

Attorneys who cannot attend the conference are still welcome to join the American Diabetes Association's attorney network, which includes referrals in education, employment, public accommodations, police, and prison discrimination, access to technical assistance in disability discrimination law and an active attorney listserv where disability law information, resources, and questions are frequently posted.  You can check out the ADA's attorney materials bank, available at http://www.diabetes.org/advocacy-and-legalresources/attorneymaterials.jsp

 

Still Time To Register

Fighting For Fairness 2009: 

Ending Discrimination Against Students And Workers With Diabetes

A few spots remain open for ADA Advocacy Attorney Network members to  attend “Fighting For Fairness: Ending Discrimination Against Students and Workers With Diabetes 2009 (FFF2009), a training for attorneys, to take place at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel, Atlanta, GA on October 23-24.  The program fee is only $50. CLEs will be offered. This is a terrific opportunity (which has been offered only on a biennial basis) to develop expertise (or build on existing knowledge) regarding diabetes and disability discrimination law. 

 

FFF2009 will provide participants will intensive skills building sessions designed to enhance their ability to represent either students or workers with diabetes.  Specifically FFF 2009 will include:

*	Sessions on the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) of 2008 on diabetes-related discrimination, proving disability, and defense issues plus discussions of the EEOCs recently posted Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Implement the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 and EEOC's Questions and Answers on its Proposed Regulations for the ADA Amendments Act  make this an important and timely program. 
*	Separate program tracks (6 ½ hours each) focused on diabetes discrimination in employment and school 
*	Practical sessions on how to resolve diabetes discrimination problems 
*	Information on the American Diabetes Association and other resources to assist in diabetes-related litigation

To view the FFF 2009 brochure and to register, go to www.diabetes.org/fightingforfairness.  Applicants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.  Some scholarship funding is available to assist with airfare based upon both the participant's and the ADA's needs.

 

Join us at Fighting For Fairness 2009 and be a part of our campaign to end discrimination against students and workers with diabetes.  Contact Steve Bieringer at stevebier at comcast.net or (303) 717-6707 with any questions.


American Diabetes Association
Cure. Care. Commitment.


Visit us at http://diabetes.org
Or Call 1-800-DIABETES (800-342-2383)