Equip for Equality Hosts Disability Rights Consortium Meeting on June 28

Hate Crimes and Disability

The next meeting of the Disability Rights Consortium will take place on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, from 9:30am-11:00am at Equip for Equality (20 N. Michigan, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60602).​ 

Topic:  Hate Crimes and Disability, June 28, 2017

Our topic for the meeting will focus on hate crimes and disability, a very timely topic.  

Presenters

Our three speakers will be Meg Gorecki from the U.S. Department of Justice, Angelica D'Souza from the Cook County State's Attorney, and Julie Justicz from the Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law.

CLE Available

1.5 hours of CLE credit will be provided to attorneys.

Accommodations

A captioner will be available. If you can't attend in person, we will be webcasting the event on EFE's You Tube Channel. To access the webcast, click here. If you need other accommodations to participate in the meeting, please contact Barry Taylor at barryt@equipforequality.org by June 21st.

Please also mark your calendars for the next Consortium meeting:

7/26 – Update from the Commissioner from the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities