The Center for Children’s Advocacy presents

Preventing Discrimination against Children with Disabilities

November 12, 2014 from 10 a.m. – 12 noon
UCONN Law School, Starr Hall Reading Room
65 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT

Children with healthcare challenges are protected by Federal Law,
yet violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) persist.

We must ensure justice for these vulnerable children.

Please join the Center for Children’s Advocacy, U.S. Attorney’s Office and HHS Office of Civil Rights.

Presentations and discussion will include attorneys, medical professionals, child welfare advocates

and families with children who have suffered from unjust discrimination.

Moderator and Introductions
Bonnie Roswig, Senior Staff Attorney
Medical-Legal Partnership Project, Center for Children’s Advocacy

Presentations
Enforcing the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA)
An Overview of Federal Legal Protections and Enforcement Strategies

Ndidi N. Moses, Assistant U.S. Attorney

U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Connecticut

Lisa Perkins, Assistant U.S. Attorney

U.S. 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

Voices of Experience – Advocates and their Constituents

Virginia Pertillar, Executive Director

Citizens for Quality Sickle Cell Care, SCDAA Northern Connecticut Chapter

Stacey Reicher, LCSW

Endocrinology, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center

Tesha Imperati, Executive Director

Connecticut Family Support Network (CTFSN)

Daniela Giordano, Public Policy Director

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Roundtable

Moving Forward – Linking Legal Protections with the Experiences of Community and Advocates

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