Newswise — WASHINGTON (September 12, 2016) — The protection and pursuit of rights for individuals with disabilities is a critical and underserved area of health law in many parts of the world. In this session the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law Colloquium, our expert panel will look at the legal and health issues facing individuals with disabilities, the legal and policy mechanisms that are used to promote the rights of individuals with disabilities, the struggles that advocates undertake to bring these issues into the spotlight and the ways that advocates work to ensure the enforcement of rights at both the domestic and international level.
WHAT: Disability Rights at the International and Domestic Level
WHEN: Wednesday, September 14, 2016; 1:20 – 3:20 p.m. WHERE:Georgetown University Law CenterFaculty Dining Room, Hotung Room 2001550 First Street, NWWashington, DC 20001
WHO:Ms. Eve Hill, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice
Mr. Eric Rosenthal, Founder, Disability Rights International
Mr. Henry Claypool, Former Director, Department of Health & Human Services Office of Disability
MEDIA: Space is limited. Please RSVP by 5p Tuesday, Sept. 13 with Karen Teber: [email protected]
The hashtag for this event is #oneillcolloquium.
About the 2016 O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law Colloquium The Colloquium engages leading experts, Georgetown students and faculty, and the public in an enriching dialogue surrounding current and pressing issues in national and global health law, policy, and governance. Colloquia intentionally blur the lines between students, faculty and policymakers, as a wide variety of perspectives enhances the learning experience. The inclusion of multiple academic disciplines also promises to deepen the quality of the learning experience.
The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University is the premier center for health law, scholarship, and policy. Its mission is to contribute to a more powerful and deeper understanding of the multiple ways in which law can be used to improve the public’s health, using objective evidence as a measure. The O’Neill Institute seeks to advance scholarship, science, research, and teaching that will encourage key decision-makers in the public, private, and civil society to employ the law as a positive tool for enabling more people in the United States and throughout the world to lead healthier lives.
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