Bonnie: We went to a presentation “Preventing Discrimination against Children with Disabilities” last year at the UCONN Law School. Is this the same thing or is it an actual work group? Just wanted clarification.
Stephanie
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Sent: Friday, October 09, 2015 11:09 AM
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Subject: [KIDSCOUNSEL-L] Disability Rights Working Group Meeting - 10/21/2015
Please join us for the next meeting of the Disability Rights Working Group on Wednesday, October 21st, 10:00 a.m. to noon at the University of Connecticut School of Law, 65 Elizabeth Street, Hartford -Knight Hall, Room 115.
AGENDA:
1) Court Access for Persons with Mental Health Issues/DCF and Provision of Accommodations for Persons with Disabilities
(See email below – DOJ and HHS Technical Assistance Directive regarding Title II of the ADA to the
Administration of child welfare programs)
2) Sickle Cell – Parent Training and Transition Services
3) Compliance Challenges (appropriate accommodations under the American's with Disabilities Act in schools, camps, mental health facilities, etc.)
Call in capacity will be available. Please RSVP no later than 10/19/2015.
If you will require an accommodation to participate in the meeting, please let me know by October 14, 2015.
Please contact me if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing you on October 21st.
Bonnie
Bonnie B. Roswig
Senior Staff Attorney
Medical/Legal Partnership Project
Center for Children’s Advocacy
(860) 545-8581
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Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 3:36 PM
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Subject: DOJ & HHS issue TA for Child Welfare Systems
Today the U. S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division together with the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights and Administration for Children and Families issued joint technical assistance about the applicability of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act to the administration of child welfare programs, activities, and services. This technical assistance includes a cover letter to stakeholders and an explanatory document that contains a question and answer section. This technical assistance is intended to help child welfare agencies and family courts understand their obligations under Federal law to ensure that parents and prospective parents with disabilities receive equal treatment and equal access to parenting opportunities. The technical assistance document is available in HTML and PDF versions on www.ada.gov.
To find out more about the technical assistance document or the ADA, call the Justice Department's toll-free ADA Information Line at 1-800-514-0301 or 1-800-514-0383 (TDD), or access its ada.gov website.
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