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Center for Children's Advocacy Seminar Series Presents Preventing Discrimination against Children with Disabilities Sponsored by Rutkin, Oldham & Griffin June 2, 2015 from 10 a.m. - 12 noon Stamford Government Center 6th Floor Training Room 888 Washington Blvd, Stamford, 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 us for this important forum. Presentations and panel discussion includes attorneys, medical professionals, child welfare advocates and families of children who suffer from unjust discrimination. Enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Federal Legal Protections and Enforcement Strategies Moderator Bonnie Roswig, Senior Staff Attorney Medical-Legal Partnership Project, Center for Children's Advocacy Presentations and Panel Discussion An Overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act Ndidi N. Moses, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Connecticut U.S. Justice Department - Enforcement of the ADA Vanessa Roberts Avery, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Connecticut Enforcement of the ADA - Department of Health and Human Services - Office of Civil Rights Susan Rhodes, Regional Manager, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights Litigating ADA Violations Attorney Lisa Perkins, Law Office of Lisa Perkins Panel: Advocates and Constituents - Linking Legal Protection with Community Experience RSVP: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>