February 13: The First Annual Education Law Symposium, Reflecting on the Rehabilitation Act of 1973: 50 Years of Progress and PitfallsBack to Events

In February 2024, SRP’s inaugural symposium will honor the Rehab Act while simultaneously examining how federal disability law has failed to meaningfully tackle the ableist barriers that prevent so many individuals with disabilities from realizing their full potential.
Title:
The First Annual Education Law Symposium, Reflecting on the Rehabilitation Act of 1973: 50 Years of Progress and Pitfalls 
Date/Time:
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
12:00 PM - 4:30 PM Eastern Time
In Person or On Line Register Now!
Speakers:

• Carrie Plover '24, SRP Symposium Coordinator
• Matthew Diller, Dean and Paul Fuller Professor of Law (delivering a pre-recorded message)
• Susan Scheer, CEO, Institute for Career Development; Inductee, New York State Independent Living Council's Disability Rights Hall of Fame
• Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon, Esq., Assembly District 52
• Christina Curry, Commissioner, Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD)
• Maia Goodell, Partner, Vladeck, Raskin & Clark, P.C.
• Ptahra Jeppe, Staff Attorney, Advocates for Children of New York; Fellowship Attorney at Disability Rights Advocates
• Prof. Prianka Nair, Assistant Professor of Law; Director, Disability and Civil Rights Clinic, Brooklyn Law School
• Moderator: Prof. Goodwin Oquendo, Disability Civil Rights Attorney; Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School
• Berena Cabarcas, Principal, International Community High School
• Councilmember Rita Joseph, Councilmember, District 40
• Natasha Quiroga, Director of Education Policy & InsideSchools
• Rita Rodriguez-Engberg, Esq., Director of Immigrant Student Rights, Advocates for Children
• Jessica Selecky, Director, NYLAG's Special Education Unit
• Samantha McCarthy '24 and Matthew Winter '25, SRP Co-Presidents.

By:
Fordham Law School
Credit:
New York and New Jersey states CLE boards for a maximum of 3.0 CLE credits (diversity, inclusion and elimination of bias and professional practice). In many other jurisdictions, you may be able to self-apply for credit.

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