Sessions Information

  • January 5, 2012
    9:15 am - 10:45 am
    Session Type: Section Programs
    Session Capacity: N/A
    Location: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
    Room: Virginia Suite A
    Floor: Lobby Level

    Speakers to be announced.

     

    Panelists will discuss the following topics:

    1.      The understanding of disability—the social model of disability and the challenges natural and man-made disasters present for it

    2.      Vulnerability of people with disabilities to harms that follow disasters

    3.      Treatment of people who acquire disabilities from natural disasters or man-made events (wars and other conflicts)

    4.      Loss of infrastructure to accommodate disabilities

Session Speakers
University of Utah, S. J. Quinney College of Law
Speaker

U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
Speaker

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Speaker

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Speaker

DePaul University College of Law
Moderator

Session Fees

Fees information is not available at this time.