[blindLaw] FW: ABA & AUWCL Disability Symposium

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Subject: ABA & AUWCL Disability Symposium

 

Please help us spread the word:

 

 

The ABA Commission on Disability Rights is thrilled to be co-hosting a
symposium next month with American University's Washington College of Law,
Creating Opportunities for Law Students with Disabilities in the 21st
Century: Inclusivity on Campus and in the Workplace. This symposium is
designed to bring together law students, legal employers, and law school
deans and other professionals who have an interest in promoting disability
diversity and inclusion on campuses and at work. Panelists will examine the
current state of affairs, including challenges facing law students and
lawyers with disabilities. Topics will include reasonable accommodations,
pros and cons of disclosing one's disability to prospective employers,
choosing a career, and situations persons with disabilities encounter in law
school and the workplace and ways to address them. The keynote speaker, the
Hon. Tony Coelho, will discuss the need for persons with disabilities on the
bench. 

 

The symposium will be held on the WCL campus in Washington, DC on October 8,
2019. All are welcome to register to attend, and law students can register
free of charge. The registration page, as well as information on the
program, can be found at the event web portal:
https://www.wcl.american.edu/news-events/events/detail/8087/. You are also
welcome to visit the Commission on Disability Rights' web page at
http://ambar.org/disability for further information on the Commission and
its projects.

 

 

 

Amy L. Allbright

Director

Commission on Disability Rights (CDR)

Mail Stop 11.0

American Bar Association (ABA)

1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 400

Washington, DC 20036

T:  202.662.1575

F:  202.442.3439

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