1. ENFORCING CIVIL RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES:
APRIL
1ST
4:15 - 6:30 PM
THE COURT ROOM
Reception starts at 4:15 PM
Panel starts at 4:50 PM
Rutgers School of Law - Newark
Hosted by: Rutgers School of Law-Newark; The Boggs Center on
Developmental Disabilities, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson
Medical School; and The Institute on Human Development and
Disability (IHDD) at The University of Georgia.
The Supreme Court Olmstead Decision
and Its Aftermath
Olmstead v. L.C. and E.W. is commonly referred to as the Brown v. Board of
Education of disability rights cases, yet few people outside of the disability community
know much about the history, outcome, and positive effect on society. Today, thousands of
people owe their freedom to this landmark civil rights case.
C O L L O Q U I U M
• Eve Hill, Esq. Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights
at the U.S. Department of Justice.
• Susan Jamieson, Esq. - Lead attorney in Olmstead v. L.C. filed while
an attorney with Atlanta Legal Aid. A Rutgers School of Law
alumna. IHDD Disability Law Co-Director.
• Joe Young, Esq. - Director of Disability Rights New Jersey (DRNJ).
• Ruth Lowenkron, Esq. - Senior Staff Attorney at DRNJ.
• Talley Wells, Esq. - Director of the Disability Integration Project,
Atlanta Legal Aid Society. IHDD Disability Law Co-Director.
Creator of OlmsteadRights.org.
REGISTER
http://goo.gl/G3hnJT
Rutgers School of Law–Newark, S.I. Newhouse Center for Law and Justice, 123 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102 | Phone: 973-353-5561