http://ct-n.com/ondemand.asp?ID=10912
Above is the link to CT-N's recording of the Center for Children's Advocacy Nov 12 seminar at UCONN Law School: Preventing Discrimination Against Children with Disabilities.
Details:
Presentations and discussion included attorneys, medical professionals, child welfare advocates and individuals who have suffered from unjust discrimination.
Moderated by
Bonnie Roswig
Senior Staff Attorney, Medical-Legal Partnership Project, Center for Children’s Advocacy
Presentations:
Enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
An Overview of Federal Legal Protections and Enforcement Strategies
Lisa Perkins
Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney’s Office, District of Connecticut
Susan M. Pezzullo Rhodes
Regional Manager, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights
Panel Presentation:
Voices of Experience – Advocates and their Constituents
Virginia Pertillar
Executive Director, Citizens for Quality Sickle Cell Care, SCDAA Northern CT Chapter
Tesha Imperati
Executive Director, Connecticut Family Support Network (CTFSN)
Stacey Reicher
LCSW, Endocrinology, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Daniela Giordano
Public Policy Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Roundtable:
Moving Forward – Linking Legal Protections with Experiences of Community and Advocates
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