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ACCESSIBLE JUSTICE: Representing Clients Living with Psychiatric, Intellectual, and/or Developmental Disabilities
Captioning will be provided for every webinar in the series. Please contact Laís Teixeira at LTeixeira@mhlac.org if you have any additional accommodation requests.
This four-part conference will discuss ways to make our justice system—from client counseling to litigation—accessible to individuals living with psychiatric, intellectual, and/or developmental disabilities. This program is online only.
PROGRAM FEE:
$35 per session
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TUESDAY JANUARY 12th, 2-3:30 PM
ATTORNEY’S DUTY TO ACCOMMODATE & ETHICAL OBLIGATIONS WHEN REPRESENTING A CLIENT LIVING WITH A DISABILITY
Moderator: Megan Mauskapf, Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee
• Kathy Flaherty, Connecticut Legal Rights Project, Inc.
• Gina Teixeira, Connecticut Legal Rights Project, Inc.
THURSDAY JANUARY 21st, 2-3:30 PM
ACCOMMODATIONS IN LITIGATION: THE DISCOVERY PROCESS
Moderator: Coco Holbrook, Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee
• Peter Blanck, Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University
• Martie Lafferty, Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center
• Steven Schwartz, Center for Public Representation
TUESDAY JANUARY 26th, 2-3:30 PM
ACCOMMODATIONS IN LITIGATION: THE COURT PROCESS
Moderator: Miriam Ruttenberg,
Committee for Public Counsel Services
• Peter Blanck,
Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University
• Shain Neumeier,
Law Office of Shain M. Neumeier
• Gina Teixeira,
Connecticut Legal Rights Project, Inc.
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 2nd, 2-3:30 PM
ATTORNEYS LIVING WITH MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES SPEAK ON ACCESSIBLE JUSTICE
Moderator: Caitlin Parton,
Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee
• Kathy Flaherty,
Connecticut Legal Rights Project, Inc.
• Shain Neumeier,
Law Office of Shain M. Neumeier
• Victoria Rodríguez-Roldán,
AIDS United
CPCS approved 1.5 credit hours per day, for up to a total of 6 credits for those who attend all four days for the Adult Criminal Trials, Adult Criminal Appeals, Mental Health, CAFL, SORB/SDP and YAD panels. To receive credits attendees must be logged on during the program for a minimum of 80% of the conference time. Certificates will be emailed to all attendees who were logged onto the program for at least 80% of the program time.
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