April 17th - Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium: Kareem Dale, President Obama's Special Assistant for Disability Policy to Speak

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Organizations who advocate for the rights of people with disabilities should plan to be represented at this exciting and powerful event.  Don't miss the opportunity to voice your concerns to Kareem Dale, Special Assistant to President Obama for Disability Policy, at the 2009 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium on April 17th at the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute in Baltimore, Maryland.  Mr. Dale will speak on the Obama administration's policies on disability issues for approximately thirty minutes followed by a forty-five minute question and answer session.  In addition to Mr. Dale, the presenters for the 2009 symposium are:

• Maura Healey, Assistant Attorney General and Chief, Office of Civil Rights, Commonwealth of Massachusetts;
• Amy Robertson and Timothy Fox, Principals, Fox & Robertson, P.C.;
• Gerard Quinn, Professor of Law, National University of Ireland, Galway;
• Katherine Guernsey, International Lawyer and Adjunct Professor, American University School of International Service;
• Samuel Bagenstos, Visiting Professor of Law, UCLA Law School;
• Christine Griffin, Commissioner, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; and
• Peter Blanck, University Professor and Chairman, Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University.

Ari Ne'eman, founding president of the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, will give the luncheon keynote address.

To view the full agenda, register online, or download the registration form to register by mail or fax, visit the Disability Law Symposium webpage on the NFB site.  Hotel information may also be found on the symposium Web page.

The registration fee is $150; students may register for $20.  A limited number of scholarships to cover the registration fee will be available to individuals with demonstrated financial need.  Don't miss this exciting opportunity to interact with leading scholars, government officials, and advocates and to make your voice heard. 

Symposium attendees will be provided documentation for CLE credit.  Individuals will be responsible for filing the application for CLE credit with their state board.

The 2009 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium is sponsored by the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the American Bar Association Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law, the Maryland Department of Disability, the Texas Journal on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights, and the Legal Times.