[il-talk] FW: 8/22 Disability Rights Consortium to Focus on Voting Issuesfor People with Disabilities

[David Meyer]

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From: BarryT Taylor [mailto:BarryT at equipforequality.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 5:28 PM
Subject: 8/22 Disability Rights Consortium to Focus on Voting Issuesfor
People with Disabilities

Dear Disability Rights Consortium Members,

The next meeting of the Disability Rights Consortium will take place on
Wednesday August 22nd from 9:30-11:00 at Equip for Equality (20 North
Michigan, Suite 300 in Chicago).  The focus of the meeting will be voting
issues for people with disabilities.  Our speakers will be:

Melissa Picciola, Equip for Equality, who will discuss the impact of the
Help America Vote Act 10 years after its passage

Ruth Brown, ACLU of Illinois, who will discuss voter suppression efforts
nationally and in Illinois including voter identification laws, restrictions
on early voting and restrictions of get out the vote efforts.

Cheryl Jansen, Equip for Equality, who will discuss current challenges
people with disabilities face in exercising their right to vote

Attendees will have the opportunity to register to vote and attorneys who
attend will receive 1.5 hours of Continuing Legal Education credit.   Please
share information about this meeting with others who you think may be
interested in this issue.

If you are unable to attend in person, you can access the meeting by going
to www.illinoislegaladvocate.org - then click on the link to the Calendar
and then click on the link to the Disability Rights Consortium found on the
Calendar.

A captioner will be available for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
If you need another accommodation to participate, please contact me by
August 17th.  

I hope to see you on August 22nd,
Barry

Barry C. Taylor
Vice President for Civil Rights and Systemic Litigation Equip for Equality
20 North Michigan Ave, Suite 300 Chicago, IL 60602
312-895-7317 (v)
312-341-0295 (f)
800-610-2779 (tty)
barryt at equipforequality.org