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2014 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium


> One Week Left to Register!
> Registration for the 2014 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium Closes 
> April 17, 2014!
>
> Disability Rights in the 21st Century: Creative Solutions for Achieving 
> the Right to Live in the World
>
> April 24-25, 2014
> at the
> National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute
> Baltimore, Maryland
>
> Don't miss your opportunity to hear 2014 theme keynote speakers Jenny 
> Hatch and Jonathan Martinis talk about the landmark case in which Ms. 
> Hatch won the right to make her own decisions through supported 
> decision-making rather than being forced into a guardianship that she did 
> not want and that would make all decisions for her. The luncheon keynote 
> will be given by Catherine Lhamon, assistant secretary, Office for Civil 
> Rights, United States Department of Education.
>
> The 2014 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium will consist of plenary 
> sessions and workshops facilitated by distinguished law professors, 
> practitioners, and advocates who will discuss topics such as: disability 
> discrimination in the criminal and juvenile justice systems, next steps in 
> Olmstead litigation, rights of parents with disabilities, supported 
> decision making as an alternative to guardianship, and how to work with 
> the media to get the disability rights message across.
>
> 2014 plenary session presenters:
>
>
>   *   Michael W. Bien, managing partner, Rosen, Bien, Galvan & Grunfeld, 
> LLP;
>   *   Peter Blanck, university professor, Syracuse University, and 
> chairman, Burton Blatt Institute;
>   *   Christopher S. Danielsen, director of public relations, National 
> Federation of the Blind;
>   *   Matthew W. Dietz, president and Litigation Director, Disability 
> Independence Group, Inc.;
>   *   Maureen Henry, former executive director, Utah Commission on Aging;
>   *   Talila Lewis, founder and president, HEARD;
>   *   Carrie Ann Lucas, executive director, Center for Rights of Parents 
> with Disabilities;
>   *   Jonathan Martinis, legal director, Quality Trust for Individuals 
> with Disabilities;
>
>   *   Robyn Powell, attorney advisor, National Council on Disability;
>
>   *   Barry Taylor, vice president for civil rights and systemic 
> litigation, Equip for Equality;
>   *   Joseph B. Tulman, professor of law and director, Took Crowell 
> Institute for Youth; and
>
>   *   Theresa Vargas, staff writer, The Washington Post.
>
> 2014 workshop facilitators:
>
>
> *        Samuel Bagenstos, professor of law, University of Michigan Law 
> School
>
> *        Ira Burnim, legal director, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
>
> *        Gregory P. Care, Associate, Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP
>
> *        Marc Charmatz, senior attorney, National Association of the Deaf
>
> *        Andrew D. Freeman, partner, Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP
>
> *        Elaine Gardner, attorney advisor, Disability Rights Office, 
> Federal Communications Commission
>
> *        Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum, partner, Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP
>
> *        Christopher Kuczynski, assistant legal counsel, United States 
> Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
>
> *        David L. Lee, principal, The Law Offices of David L. Lee
>
> *        Jennifer Mathis, deputy legal director, Bazelon Center for Mental 
> Health Law
>
> *        Laurence Paradis, executive director and co-director of 
> litigation, Disability Rights Advocates
>
> *        Luciene Parsley, senior attorney, Maryland Disability Law Center
>
> *        Karen Peltz Strauss, deputy chief, Consumer and Governmental 
> Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
>
> *        Rebecca G. Pontikes, principal, Pontikes Law, LLC
>
> *        Kenneth Shiotani, senior staff attorney, National Disability 
> Rights Network
>
> *        Mehgan Sidhu, general counsel, National Federation of the Blind
>
> *        Victoria Thomas, staff attorney, University Legal 
> Services--Protection & Advocacy
>
> *        Michael Waterstone, associate dean for research and academic 
> centers, and J. Howard Ziemann Fellow and Professor of Law, Loyola Law 
> School
>
>   *   Lauren Young, director of litigation, Maryland Disability Law Center
>
> Documentation for CLE credits will be provided.
>
> Registration fee: $175
> Student registration fee: $25
>
> To learn more about the symposium and symposium sponsorship opportunities, 
> view the agenda, and register online, please visit 
> https://nfb.org/law-symposium .  You may also download from this Web site 
> a registration form to mail or fax.  Hotel information is also available 
> on the symposium Web site. Please note: The cut-off date for reserving a 
> hotel room at the group rate is Wednesday, April, 2, 2014, at 3:00 p.m.
>
> For additional information, contact:
>
> Lou Ann Blake, JD
> Law Symposium Coordinator
> Jernigan Institute
> NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
> 200 East Wells Street
> at Jernigan Place
> Baltimore, Maryland 21230
> Telephone: 410-659-9314, ext. 2221
> E-mail: lblake at nfb.org<mailto:lblake at nfb.org>
>
>
>
>
>
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