January 10, 2014, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Paul Steven Miller Memorial Symposium: Exploring the Intersections of International Human Rights and Disability

William H. Gates Hall - Room 138

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http://engage.washington.edu/site/Calendar?id=115443&view=Detail

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Paul Steven Miller Memorial Symposium: Exploring the Intersections of International Human Rights and Disability

William H. Gates Hall - Room 138

8:30am: Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00am:Opening Remarks: Dean Kellye Testy, Anna Mastroianni

9:30am:Panel 1

Arlene Kanter,From Charity to Human Rights: People with Disabilities Under International and Domestic Laws

Andrew Imparato,Why Congress [Failed] to Pass the Convention on Disability Rights and What the Future Holds: An Insider Perspective

Michael McCann,Reflections on Disability Rights Mobilization

Moderator: Christy Thompson Ibrahim

Coffee Break

11:05am:Panel 2

Judith Heumann,Opportunities and Barriers: Effective Implementation of the Convention on Disability Rights for Women and Children

Carrie Griffin Basas,(UN)Well Women: Reimagining Women's Health and the Convention on Disability Rights

Michael Guralnick,Infants, Toddlers, Youngsters and International Treaties: What’s in it for Them?

Moderator: Michele Storms

12:30pm:Lunch

2:00pm:Panel 3

Michael Perlin,'Yonder Stands Your Orphan with His Gun': The International Human Rights and Therapeutic Jurisprudence Implications of Juvenile Punishment Schemes

Mary Pat Treuthart & Jaime Hawk,The Unmet Legal and Mental Health Needs of Immigrant Children

David Carlson,Intensive and Individualized: Litigating for Youth with Mental Health Disabilities

Moderator: Lisa Castilleja

3:20pm:Panel 4 - Reflections

Judith Heumann

Andrew Imparato

Arlene Kanter

Michael Perlin

Moderator: Stephen Rosenbaum

4:30pm:Closing Remarks: Sharan Brown, Rebecca Levine, Associate Dean Patricia Kuszler

5:00pm:Closing Reception - Join us for food and drinks in Room 115!

Captioning will be provided for all panel presentations by the D Center.

UW Co-sponsors:

Disability Studies | Center on Human Development & Disability |Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies

Program on Values in Society | Gates Public Service Law Program

Bioethics & Humanities Department | Department of Global Health

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine | Law, Society & Justice | Center for Global Studies

Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies

Other Co-sponsors:

Henry M. Jackson Foundation | Disability Rights Washington | Jones & Ibrahim, PLLC

Additional Endorsement and/or Volunteer Assistance:

UW Center for Human Rights | Simpson Center for the Humanities | Disability Law Alliance

Center for Human Rights and Justice | Washington Law Review | International Law Society

American Civil Liberties Union - UW | American Constitution Society - UW | National Lawyers Guild - UW

Symposium Planning Committee:

Stephen Rosenbaum | Sharan Brown | Beth Rivin

Date: Friday, January 10, 2014

Time: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

If you'd like to attend this event, you can register online.