[blindLaw] FW: Submit a Workshop Proposal - 2020 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium

[Scott C. LaBarre]

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From: Lou Ann Blake <lblake at nfb.org> 
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2019 9:45 AM
To: Mr. Scott LaBarre <slabarre at labarrelaw.com>
Subject: Submit a Workshop Proposal - 2020 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium

 


 






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Submit Proposal by October 31! Conduct a Plenary Session or Facilitate a Workshop at Law Symposium


2020 JACOBUS TENBROEK DISABILITY LAW SYMPOSIUM
“Race, Diversity, and Inclusion and the Right to Live in the World”
March 26-27, 2020
National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute
Baltimore, MD 

Submit now to present during a plenary session or facilitate a workshop on one or more of the topics below. Proposed plenary sessions should include no more than two speakers, and proposed workshops should include no more than three facilitators. 

We strive to provide diverse and inclusive programming, so please consider how your presentation will encourage the exchange of differing ideas, experiences, and perspectives. Those with lived experience relevant to a topic are encouraged to be included in proposals as plenary speakers and/or workshop facilitators, or to submit their own proposal.


Submission Deadline


All plenary and workshop proposals are due via email to  <mailto:sdubnow at nfb.org?subject=2020%20Jacobus%20tenBroek%20Disability%20Law%20Symposium%20Proposal> Stacie Dubnow by Thursday, October 31, 2019. The symposium’s steering committee will notify individuals who submitted a proposal of its decision by November 15, 2019.


2020 Symposium Topics


The broad topics for the 2020 symposium will be:

*	Mental Health and Inequity: Advocating for the Rights of Clients with Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities in and out of the Courthouse
*	Disaster Preparedness and Response—Strategies for Combatting Disparate Impact on Disabled People 
*	Acknowledging and Combatting Overlapping Identity Discrimination in the Disability Rights Community
*	How to Effectively Represent a Plaintiff with Mental Illness and/or Intellectual Disability 
*	Use of Restraint and Seclusion on Children with Disabilities in the Classroom
*	Disability Rights in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare 
*	Geography and Disability: Strategies for Addressing Barriers to Disability Rights in Rural Communities
*	A Disability Rights Lawyer’s Secret Weapon—Administrative Law 
*	Managing Supported Decision Making for a Client with Developmental Disabilities 
*	The Decline in the Employment of People with Disabilities—the Response of the Disability Rights Community
*	Racial and Cultural Bias among the Disabled in the Educational and Juvenile Justice System
*	Legal Strategies to Combat the Criminalization and Marginalization of Transgender Individuals with Disability 
*	Disability in the Muslim Community
*	Housing Discrimination Against Persons with Intellectual Disability
*	Public Insults
*	Working Effectively to Communicate with and Protect the Rights of Disabled Immigrants
*	Update on Compelled Arbitration in Disability Rights Cases 
*	Understanding and Addressing Disability in Native American Communities 
*	How to Prepare a Successful Disability Discrimination Claim against an Employer
*	Race and Gender Issues in the Civil Commitment Process
*	Protecting the Rights of the LGBTQ Members of Our Disability Rights Community 
*	Barriers to Equal Access to Transportation Experienced by Travelers with Disabilities 
*	A Year in Review: Key Disability Rights Cases and What They Mean Moving Forward
*	Social Security Disability Insurance—the Ins and Outs of Advocating for Our Clients
*	Advising Your Client on the Taxation of Settlements and Judgments in Disability Rights Cases
*	Advocating for Residents with Disabilities in Nursing Homes


How to Apply


Email a one-page plenary session/workshop proposal on or before October 31, 2019, that includes the following information: 

1. Name of presenter(s) and organization(s) 

2. Contact telephone number and email address

3. Plenary session/workshop title

4. Description of the plenary session/workshop, including its main goals, the relevancy and timeliness of the topics/issues to be addressed, whether you have presented the workshop before, and how the speakers/facilitators/topics/issues will enhance the diversity and inclusiveness of the symposium

5. Please attach a current CV and bio (if available) for each presenter


Additional Information


The National Federation of the Blind is committed to providing a harassment-free, welcoming symposium experience for everyone, regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, marital status, age, genetic information, disability, or any other characteristic or intersectionality of characteristics. See the NFB Code of Conduct and Diversity Policy <https://nfb.org/about-us/history-and-governance/code-conduct> . 

Visit the NFB.org <https://nfb.org/programs-services/legal-program/jacobus-tenbroek-disability-law-symposium>  for updated information on registration and hotel information.

 


 

 

	
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