NALSWD's 8th Annual Conference 2015
Come and join practicing attorneys with disabilities, disability rights experts
and policy makers, and fellow law students & pre-law students with disabilities
in Baltimore for NALSWD's annual flagship event!
Conference Details
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What: 2015 NALSWD Annual Conference
When: Friday, November 20, 2015 - Welcome Reception, 5pm-7pm Saturday, November 21, 2015 - Main Conference, 9am-6pm Where: University of Maryland, Baltimore SMC Campus Center, Room 208 621 W. Lombard St. Baltimore, MD 21201 The conference will take place at the University of Maryland, Baltimore in the SMC Campus Center, Room 208. The Welcome Reception will be held on the evening before the conference at the National Federation of the Blind's Jernigan Institute in the Jacobus tenBroek Library. The Jernigan Institute is located at 200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place, Baltimore, MD 21230. Cost of Registration: $0 Who Should Attend: Law Students, Pre-Law Students, & Lawyers with Disabilities; Disability Law Professionals; and Disability Advocates |
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Sponsors: Microsoft Corporation, Alston & Bird LLP, Baker Botts LLP, Brown, Goldstein & Levy LLP, and the National Federation of the Blind. In collaboration with the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law.
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About the Conference
We are thrilled to be holding NALSWD's 8th Annual Conference in Baltimore, MD this year and are excited to bring together the nation's top lawyers, judges, and legal scholars with disabilities to speak on issues affecting law students with disabilities. The goal of NALSWD's annual conference is to provide current and prospective law students with disabilities an invaluable opportunity to connect with practicing attorneys with disabilities, hear from various disability rights experts and policy makers, and discuss issues facing the disability community in law school and the legal profession.
We will kick off the annual conference event with a special Welcome Reception the evening of Friday November 20th in Baltimore, MD. On the following morning, after breakfast and registration starting at 8:15am, Saturday will feature a series of panels on different topics relevant to law students with disabilities, including bar exam and LSAT accommodations, employment and disability disclosure, disability barriers to the legal profession, mentorship and networking, and career opportunities in the private and public sectors. A keynote address will cap off official business on Saturday at 5pm, followed by a Networking Reception with light refreshments. Please see below for more detailed information surrounding the times, locations, and events of this year's conference.
We will kick off the annual conference event with a special Welcome Reception the evening of Friday November 20th in Baltimore, MD. On the following morning, after breakfast and registration starting at 8:15am, Saturday will feature a series of panels on different topics relevant to law students with disabilities, including bar exam and LSAT accommodations, employment and disability disclosure, disability barriers to the legal profession, mentorship and networking, and career opportunities in the private and public sectors. A keynote address will cap off official business on Saturday at 5pm, followed by a Networking Reception with light refreshments. Please see below for more detailed information surrounding the times, locations, and events of this year's conference.
Speakers
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Jason Goitia
Vice President, National Association of Attorneys with Disabilities Program Analyst, Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture Washington, DC Daniel F. Goldstein Partner, Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP Baltimore, MD Gary C. Norman, Esq Attorney and Mediator, United States Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner, Maryland Commission on Civil Rights Baltimore, MD Marc Charmatz Senior Attorney, Law and Advocacy Center National Association of the Deaf Silver Spring, MD Anupa Iyer, Esq. Attorney, Office of Federal Operations United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Washington, DC Parnell Diggs, Esq. Director of Government Affairs, National Federation of the Blind Baltimore, MD Jennifer Mathis Director of Programs and Deputy Legal Director Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Washington, DC Aaron Konopasky, J.D., Ph.D. Senior Attorney Advisor, ADA/GINA Policy Division United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Washington, DC David Choi Associate, Vinson & Elkins LLP New York, NY Kelby Brick, Esq. Director, Maryland Governor's Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Baltimore, MD Angeli Rios President, National Association of Law Students With Disabilities Baltimore, MD |
Andrew J. Imparato
Executive Director, Association of University Centers on Disabilities Silver Spring, MD Eve Hill Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights United States Department of Justice Washington, DC Kelly Israel Policy Fellow, Autistic Self Advocacy Network Washington, DC Rena J. Cervoni, Esq. Deputy Director, Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management United States Department of Justice Washington, DC Karl Cooper, Esq. Project Associate, National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative, American Association on Health and Disability Rockville, MD Frederick Parmenter Chair, Attorney General’s Advisory Committee on the Employment of Individuals with Disabilities Trial Attorney, Antitrust Division, United States Department of Justice Washington, DC James Stearns Director of Legal Services, Trade Compliance (Americas) Accenture LLP Washington, DC Patrick Dennis Program Analyst, Office of Workforce Investment United States Department of Labor Washington, DC Elizabeth Kolbe Associate, Sidley Austin LLP Washington, DC Andrew Straw Disability Rights Lawyer, Andrew U. D. Straw, Esq. Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in the 8th District of Illinois Republican Primary Schaumburg, IL |
Conference Schedule
Friday, 11/20
5:00-7:00pm Welcome Reception - Jacobus tenBroek Library, Jernigan Institute, National Federation of the Blind (200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place, Baltimore, MD 21230)
Saturday, 11/21
8:15-9:00am Breakfast and Registration
9:00-9:30am Opening/Welcome Speech
9:30-10:30am Panel 1 - Entrance to Law School and Law School Accommodations
10:30-10:45am Break
10:45-11:45am Panel 2 - Employment Disclosure and Workplace Accommodations
12:00-1:00pm Lunch
1:00-2:00pm Panel 3 - Bar Exam Accommodations, Admission to the Bar, and Disability Barriers to the Legal Profession
2:00-2:15pm Break
2:15-3:45pm Panel 4 - Career Paths in Government, Private, and Non-Profit Sectors
3:45-4:00pm Break
4:00-5:00pm Panel 5 - Mentorship and Networking
5:00-5:30pm Keynote/Closing Speech
5:30-6:15pm Networking Reception
5:00-7:00pm Welcome Reception - Jacobus tenBroek Library, Jernigan Institute, National Federation of the Blind (200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place, Baltimore, MD 21230)
Saturday, 11/21
8:15-9:00am Breakfast and Registration
9:00-9:30am Opening/Welcome Speech
9:30-10:30am Panel 1 - Entrance to Law School and Law School Accommodations
10:30-10:45am Break
10:45-11:45am Panel 2 - Employment Disclosure and Workplace Accommodations
12:00-1:00pm Lunch
1:00-2:00pm Panel 3 - Bar Exam Accommodations, Admission to the Bar, and Disability Barriers to the Legal Profession
2:00-2:15pm Break
2:15-3:45pm Panel 4 - Career Paths in Government, Private, and Non-Profit Sectors
3:45-4:00pm Break
4:00-5:00pm Panel 5 - Mentorship and Networking
5:00-5:30pm Keynote/Closing Speech
5:30-6:15pm Networking Reception
Hotel Accommodations
Several local Baltimore hotels provide discounted hotel rates to individuals attending events that are sponsored by the University of Maryland (subject to availability). Since the NALSWD Conference is a University of Maryland-sponsored event, when booking your hotel accommodations please feel free to ask the hotel about the availability of "University of Maryland Preferred Rates"/"UM Preferred Rates." For additional instructions and a list of hotels in Baltimore that offer this discount, visit umaryland.edu/financial services/disbursements/travel/hotels.
Conference Program
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