Just a reminder about our upcoming seminar:

Preventing Discrimination Against Children with Disabilities

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.

November 12

10am-12 noon

UCONN Law School, Starr Hall, Davis Courtroom

65 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT

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There are 25 seats still available.

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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 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

An Overview of Federal Legal Protections and Enforcement Strategies

Ndidi N. Moses Lisa Perkins

Assistant US Attorney, US Attorney’s Office, District of Connecticut

Anne-Sophie Walker
Attorney, US Dept of HHS, Office for Civil Rights

Lisa Perkins
Assistant US Attorney, US Attorney’s Office, District of Connecticut

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

Daniela Giordano
Public Policy Director, NAMI

Roundtable:

Moving Forward - Linking Legal Protections with Experiences of Community & Advocates