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ENFORCING CIVIL RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES:

A P R I L1ST

4:15 - 6:30 PM

THE COURT ROOM

Reception starts at 4:15 PMPanel 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

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Rutgers School of Law–Newark, S.I. Newhouse Center for Law and Justice, 123 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102 | Phone: 973-353-5561