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Center for Children’s Advocacy
Disability Rights Roundtable
November 12 from 10 am – 12 noon
UCONN Law School, Starr Hall Reading Room, 65 Elizabeth St, Hartford
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
as advocates, attorneys, medical professionals, educators, families and community members
address the ongoing issue of discrimination against children with disabilities.
Overview by lawyers from the federal government who work to enforce laws such as the ADA.
Presentations from disability rights advocates and parents of children with disabilities.
Discussion on next steps to enforce existing protections.
RSVP to reserve your space
Moderator and Introductions
Bonnie Roswig, Senior Staff Attorney
Medical-Legal Partnership Project, Center for Children’s Advocacy
Enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
An Overview of Federal Legal Protections and Enforcement Strategies
Ndidi N. Moses Lisa Perkins
Assistant U.S. Attorney Assistant U.S. Attorney
U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Connecticut U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Connecticut
Susan M. Pezzullo Rhodes
Regional Manager
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Office for Civil Rights
Voices of Experience – Advocates and their Constituents
Virginia Pertillar Tesha Imperati
Executive Director Executive Director
Citizens for Quality Sickle Cell Care, Connecticut Family Support Network (CTFSN)
SCDAA Northern Connecticut Chapter
Stacey Reicher Daniela Giordano
LCSW, Endocrinology Public Policy Director
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)