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Adult Guardianship & UN Disabilities Convention – Melbourne, Australia

uwlegalscholarship — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:23:59 +0000

Australian Guardianship and Administration Council (AGAC) presents the 2nd World Congress on Adult Guardianship, Guardianship and the United Nations Disabilities Convention: Australian and International Perspectives, Oct. 15-16, 2012, in Melbourne. Abstracts are due Feb. 29, 2012.

Hat tip: Faculty Law Conference Updates mw

Call for Presentations/Papers: Disability Law Symposium – Berkeley, CA

uwlegalscholarship — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:38:18 +0000

Berkeley Law is hosting a Disability Law Symposium at Boalt Hall, March 22-23, 2012. They are currently seeking presentation proposals. The focus should be on the intersection of disability and other civil rights constructs such as gender, sexuality, class, race, class, ethnicity and religion. Presentations should be grounded in law (rights, discrimination, equity) or and/or public policy. Their goal is to “re-brand” the field of Disability Rights to encourage students to think of this (1)as a subset of the broader civil rights movement and (2) as part of the larger disability-related disciplines at the University.

The BerkeleyLaw Journal of Gender, Law & Justice has agreed to publish suitable symposium papers. Please submit a 2-3 paragraph abstract by email to srosenbaum[at]law.berkeley.edu no later than November 16, 2011 and indicate whether you would like to submit a paper for publication.
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Special Needs Trusts – The National Conference – St. Pete Beach, FL

uwlegalscholarship — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:30:00 +0000

Stetson Law School will be hosting the 2011 Special Needs Trusts: The National Conference on October 19 – 21, 2011. The Conference will provide an in-depth review and discussion on both basic and advanced levels of the major issues presented in the creation, administration, and monitoring of special needs trusts. mf

Aging in the US: The Next Civil Rights Movement? – Philadelphia, PA

uwlegalscholarship — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:02:35 +0000

Temple Law School and the Temple Political and Civil Rights Law Review host Aging in the US: The Next Civil Rights Movement? Oct. 22, 2011.

In this Symposium, we explore elder law and aging policy from a civil rights perspective and begin the important task of rethinking equality across the lifespan. Over twenty leading scholars and advocates will engage cutting edge public policy issues regarding health care, guardianships, caregiving, institutionalized elders, and the special needs of minority populations. The goal of the Symposium is to move the national conversation surrounding aging beyond the traditional elder law topics of estate planning, benefit eligibility, and health care financing and ask whether elder rights should be the next civil rights movement.

Critical Perspectives on Tax Policy – Atlanta, GA

uwlegalscholarship — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 22:36:06 +0000

Emory Law School hosts a conference on tax policy from a critical perspective Sept. 16-17, 2011. “Critical perspectives on tax policy for this workshop will be limited to a focus on at least one of the following topics: race or ethnicity, socio-economic status, gender or gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, or disability.” Abstracts were due June 30, 2011. More information available on TaxProf Blog. mw

Emerging Scholars – Disability and Diversity in Education, Law, and Society – Orange, CA

uwlegalscholarship — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 02:02:47 +0000

Chapman University’s College of Educational Studies and School of Law invite proposals for the first Emerging Scholars Conference at Chapman University. The conference will take place September 23-24, 2011. The theme is Exploring Difference: Disability and Diversity in Education, Law, and Society. Proposals are due by April 15, 2011.

This conference seeks to explore issues of disability, diversity, and human rights in education, the social sciences, humanities, and law. Emerging scholars—including doctoral students, law students, new faculty and researchers in education, social sciences, humanities and law—are invited to come together and share their work.

Particular interest will be given to proposals that:
• explore and promote understanding of the social model of disability in various contexts such as culture, history, architecture, and education;
• examine issues of diversity in education and law; and,
• consider human rights perspectives in education and law.

Conference submissions should include (a) a 150-word abstract, and (b) a summary of no more than 1000 words (not including references) describing your paper that includes focus, methodology (if applicable), conclusion, and implications. Proposals must include the title of the paper or presentation, the author(s) name(s) and affiliations, and contact information.

Please inform the conference committee of any accommodation needs.

Please direct questions to Dr. Philip Ferguson at pferguson [at] chapman.edu in the College of Educational Studies or Marisa Cianciarulo at cianciar [at] chapman.edu in the School of Law.

Proposals must be submitted as a Word or PDF document only. Format requirements:
• Presenter’s name(s), affiliation, email, and phone number. If more than one presenter, list all names and indicate
who is the primary contact person for the proposal.
• Topic that best describes your session (see list of suggested topics above).
• Title of session (maximum 15 words).
• Summary/abstract (150 words).
• Proposal description (1,000 words).
• Proposals are due no later than April 15, 2011.
• Send proposals as attachments to Dr. Philip Ferguson, conference co-chair, at CES [at] Chapman.edu.

Disability Rights and Other Civil Rights – Baltimore, MD

uwlegalscholarship — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:12:24 +0000

The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) will host the fourth Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium, Bridging the Gap Between the Disability Rights Movement and Other Civil Rights Movements, on April 14-15, 2011, at the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute in Baltimore. The symposium will seek solutions to address the misconception that disability rights is not a civil rights issue.

International AIDS Conference – Vienna

uwlegalscholarship — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:31:37 +0000

The International AIDS Society holds the XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010) (“Rights Here, Right Now) in Vienna July 18-23, 2010. Details about the Policy, Law, Human Rights and Political Science track are here.

Abstracts are due Feb. 10, 2010. (There is a window for “late breaker” abstract submission April 20 – May 20, 2010.) mw

Sep 16, 2009 Colloquia/Workshops

pittlegalscholarship — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:00:40 +0000

Pacific McGeorge

Michael Perlin (New York Law School), The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Future of Institutional Mental Disability Law in the United States: The Dawn of A New Era.

This paper is not publicly available.

New Perspectives on Disability Law: Advancing the Right to Live in the World – Baltimore

uwlegalscholarship — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:23:28 +0000

The National Federation of the Blind hosts the Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium, April 17, 2009, in Baltimore. The 2009 symposium, New Perspectives on Disability Law: Advancing the Right to Live in the World, will examine the new perspectives on disability law both in the United States, brought about by the election of a new administration and the signing of the ADA Amendments Act, and internationally, as a result of the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.