2018Jacobus Tenbroek Disability Law Symposium

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2018Jacobus Tenbroek Disability Law Symposium

2018 JACOBUS TENBROEK DISABILITY LAW SYMPOSIUM AGENDA Fifty Years after tenBroek: The Right to Live in the World Today and Tomorrow Thursday, March 22, 2018

7:45–8:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30–8:40 AM Welcome, Introductions, and Opening Remarks

Mark Riccobono, President, National Federation of the Blind

Marc Maurer, Director of Legal Policy, National Federation of the Blind

8:40–9:30 AM Theme Keynote

Samuel Bagenstos, Frank G. Millard Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School

Michael Tigar, Professor Emeritus of Law, Duke Law School; Professor Emeritus of Law, American University, Washington College of Law

9:30–10:45 AM Discrimination in Housing and Transportation

Samantha Crane, Legal Director, Autistic Self Advocacy Network

Tim Elder, TRE Legal Practice

Morgan Williams, General Counsel, National Fair Housing Alliance

10:45–11:00 AM Break 11:00 AM–Noon Workshops

1. The Endrew F. Decision: What Does It Mean for Systemic Litigation? Location: Facilitators: Lewis Bossing, Senior Staff Attorney, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law; Mark Weber, Professor, DePaul University School of Law

2. Inclusion and Safety for Autistic Children and Adults Location: Facilitators: Samantha Crane, Legal Director, Director of Public Policy, Autistic Self Advocacy Network

3. Ending Police Violence against People with Disabilities Location: Facilitators: Dustin Gibson, Director, Three Rivers Center for Independent Living; Kelly Israel, Policy Analyst and Attorney, Autistic Self Advocacy Network; Talila Lewis, Volunteer Director, Helping Educate to Advance the Rights of Deaf Communities; Ariel Simms, Criminal Justice Fellow, National Center on Criminal Justice & Disability, The Arc

4. Doctors without Barriers: Achieving Accessible Health Care Location: Facilitators: Linda Dardarian, Partner, Goldstein Borgen Dardarian & Ho LLP; Meredith J. Weaver, Staff Attorney, Disability Rights Advocates

5. A National Council on Disability Report: Beyond Guardianship: Towards Alternatives that Promote Greater Self-Determination for People with Disabilities Location: Facilitators: Phoebe Ball, Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Council on Disability; Morgan Whitlatch, Legal Director, Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities

Noon–1:30 PM Lunch and Keynote Speaker Mark Riccobono, President, National Federation of the Blind

1:30–2:45 PM The Impacts of Integration of Students with Disabilities into the Public Education System

Selene Almazon, Legal Director, Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates

Wanda J. Blanchett, Dean and Distinguished Professor, Rutgers Graduate School of Education

Ruth Colker, Distinguished University Professor and Heck Faust Memorial Chair in Constitutional Law, Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University

2:45–3:00 PM Break

3:00–4:00 PM Workshops

1. Policing Disability: Accommodating Disability within the Context of Fourth Amendment Jurisprudence Location: Facilitators: Sarah Fech-Baughman, Director of Litigation, American Diabetes Association; Jean Zachariasiewicz, Attorney, Brown Goldstein & Levy; Caitlin Parton, Staff Attorney, Disability Law Center, Inc.

2. Separate and Unequal: What You Need to Know about Segregated Education for Students with Disabilities Location: Facilitators: Alison Barkoff, Director of Advocacy, Center for Public Representation; Maura Klugman, Staff Attorney, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law; Devon Orland, Litigation Director, Georgia Advocacy Office; Shira Wakschlag, Director of Legal Advocacy and Associate General Counsel, The Arc

3. ADA Notification: The Impact of Legislative Proposals on Title III Litigation Location: Facilitators: Heather Ansley, Associate General Counsel for Corporate and Government Relations, Paralyzed Veterans of America; Jennifer Mathis, Director of Policy and Legal Advocacy, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law

4. Technology for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: A Blessing or a Curse? Location: Facilitators: Zainab Alkebsi, Policy Counsel, National Association of the Deaf; Marc Charmatz, Senior Attorney, National Association of the Deaf Law and Advocacy Center; Caroline Jackson, Staff Attorney, National Association of the Deaf; Debra Patkin, Staff Attorney, National Association of the Deaf

5. Understanding Your Rights in the Doctor’s Office Location: Facilitators: Elizabeth Pendo, Joseph J. Simeone Professor of Law, Saint Louis University School of Law; Silvia Yee, Senior Staff Attorney, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund

4:00–4:15 PM Break

4:15–5:30 PM Separate and Unequal in Employment

Brian East, Senior Attorney, Disability Rights Texas

Regina Kline, Partner, Brown Goldstein & Levy

Howard Rosenblum, Chief Executive Officer, National Association of the Deaf

5:30–7:00 PM Reception hosted by the Law Office of David Ferleger, platinum sponsor

Friday, March 23, 2018

7:45–8:30 AM Continental Breakfast 8:30–9:45 AM Law Enforcement and Disability Leigh Ann Davis, Director, Criminal Justice Initiatives, The Arc

Matthew Dietz, Litigation Director, Disability Independence Group

Melissa Reuland, Police Foundation

9:45–10:00 AM Break

10:00–11:00 AM Workshops

1. Addressing the Needs of Students with Disabilities in Correctional Facilities Location: Facilitators: Seth Packrone, Staff Attorney, Disability Rights Advocates

2. Religious Exemptions and Disability Location: Facilitators: Samantha Crane, Legal Director, Director of Public Policy, Autistic Self Advocacy Network; Victoria Rodriguez-Roldan, Senior Policy Counsel, Trans/GNC Justice Project Director, Disability Justice Project Director, National LGBTQ Task Force

3. Another Tool in the Toolbox: Using Civil Rights Testing to Build Evidence Location: Facilitators: Matthew Handley, Director of Litigation, Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs; Katherine Pearson, Director of Accessibility Rights, Equal Rights Center

4. The Eye of the Hurricane: Child Plaintiffs in Disability Rights Litigation Location: Facilitators: Mary Vargas, Partner, Stein & Vargas, LLP

5. Strategies for Bringing Employment Discrimination Charges at the EEOC Location: Facilitator: Michal Shinnar, Attorney, Gilbert Employment Law

11:00–11:15 AM Break

11:15 AM–12:30 PM Disparities in Health Care

Iris Y. Gonzalez, Senior Attorney, AARP Foundation Litigation

David Machledt, Senior Policy Analyst, National Health Law Program

Jessica Roberts, Associate Professor, George Butler Research Professor of Law; Director, Health Law & Policy Institute, University of Houston Law Center

12:30 PM Closing Remarks

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