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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