Laboratories for Disability Inclusion: Lessons from Law Schools (OnDemand)

Originally held on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 | 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm

Program Chair:
L. Austin D’Souza
Principal Law Clerk, New York State Court of Claims

  • Law schools are launch-pads for future lawyers who will enter and eventually lead our legal community. They are ideal places to help law students understand the importance of creating an inclusive culture, no matter where their career takes them. Recognizing that “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” initiatives often leave out the disabled community, the City Bar’s Disability Law Committee launched a Law School Outreach subcommittee to study how law schools within the City work to build inclusive environments for disabled law students, faculty, and staff. This CLE will include a panel discussion bringing together different perspectives on the challenges and best practices for building a more inclusive culture within law schools and legal education.

    Program Fee:
    $29 for Members | $50 for Nonmembers

  • Melissa Kubit Angelides
    Assistant Director of Career Development, Adjunct Professor, St. John’s University School of Law

    Anup Kaur
    Mental Hygiene Legal Service

    Ronald Kort
    New York Law School 2L Student

    Prianka Nair
    Assistant Professor of Clinical Law, Faculty Director of the Disability and Civil Rights Clinic, Brooklyn Law School

    Mirna Martinez Santiago
    Girls Rule the Law

    Giovanna Tuttolomondo
    Law Office of Giovanna Tuttolomondo PC

  • 6:30 pm – 6:35 pm
    Welcome & Introduction of Panelists
    Giovanna Tuttolomondo


    6:35 pm – 6:40 pm
    Introductory Remarks
    Mirna Martinez Santiago

    6:40 pm – 7:40 pm
    Law Schools as Launch-Pads and Laboratories for Disability Inclusion

    • Challenges and best practices for building a more inclusive culture within law schools and legal education

     Panel Discussion

    7:40 pm – 7:45 pm
    Question/Answer Session
    Panel

  • New York:1.5 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
    New Jersey: 1.5 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
    California: 1.0 General
    Pennsylvania: 1.0 General

  • Sponsoring Association Committees:
    Disability Law Committee, Katherine Rose Carroll, Chair
    Education & the Law, Rebecca Berkebile &  Jonathan D. Glater
    Civil Rights, Kevin Eli Jason & Kathleen Rubenstein

    Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
    Yelena Balashchenko, Manager, Business Development & Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | ybalashchenko@nycbar.org