Able Lawyering: A Harvard…
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March 2011
Disability and Race
March 31 2011 / 4:00 pm
Please join us for a multidisciplinary panel discussion addressing issues at the intersection of disability and race ranging from education,…
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Disability and Africa
March 21 2011 / 12:00 pm
Please join us for a talk by former South African Human Rights Commissioner, current World Bank official, and internationally recognized…
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February 2011
Disability and Deafness
February 22 2011 / 12:00 pm
Please join us for a talk by Professor Susan Burch who directs the Center for the Comparative Study of Race…
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October 2010
Autism: Rights, Status, and Classification
October 14 2010 / 12:00 pm
Please join us for a multidisciplinary panel discussion addressing issues ranging from the new DSM classification, neuroscience, genetics, and disability…
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September 2010
Fall Open House
September 14 2010 / 4:00 pm
HPOD welcomes you to our Fall Open House. Please join us and learn about our work in China, Bangladesh, the…
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Human Rights Training for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
September 01 2010 / 4:30 pm
Learn about your human rights and the new international law that protects you. Get a copy of Change Your Life…
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July 2010
United States Celebrates ADA 20th Anniversary
July 20 2010 / 10:41 am
On Monday, July 26, President Barack Obama was joined by disability rights advocates at the White House in celebration of…
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June 2010
European Court of Human Rights Victory
June 22 2010 / 2:32 pm
On May 20, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that an absolute bar on voting rights applied to all…
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Bangladesh High Court Victory
June 19 2010 / 2:41 pm
On June 8 the Bangladesh High Court issued a rule nisi requiring the Bangladesh government to show why civil and…
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February 2010
Legal Capacity Conference
February 20 2010 / 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
This one day conference on UN CRPD Article 12 will present a variety of perspectives on the scope and operation…
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November 2009
Observations on Autism in China and other Countries
November 18 2009 / 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Stephen M Shore, Assistant Professor of Special Education, Adelphi University, will present a lecture on Life on and slightly to…
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October 2009
Harvard China Fund Seminar
October 16 2009 / 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
This seminar will showcase work in China by members of the Harvard Law School Project on Disability concerning legal issues,…
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Flame Concert - free admission
October 10 2009 / 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Flame, the world renowned band made up of people with developmental and physical disabilities, will perform a free concert.
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Quality of Life Study on Persons with Intellectual Disabilities and their Families in China
October 09 2009 / 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Wang Mian, Assistant Professor, UC Santa Barbara will present a lecture on Quality of Life Study of Individuals with Intellectual…
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September 2009
Harvard Law School Project on Disability Fall Open House
September 09 2009 / 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
HPOD welcomes you to our Fall Open House.
Samuel Bagenstos, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, United…
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HPOD co-sponsors United Nations CRPD MDG side session
September 03 2009 / 1:15 pm
On Thursday September 3, HPOD will co-sponsor a side event at the Second Conference of States Parties to the United…
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HPOD co-sponsors United Nations CRPD NHRI-DPO side session
September 02 2009 / 1:15 pm
On Wednesday September 2, HPOD will co-sponsor a side event at the Second Conference of States Parties to the United…
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July 2009
United States Signs CRPD
July 30 2009 / 3:00 pm
On Thursday, July 30, Ambassador Susan Rice signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD),…
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United States to Sign CRPD
July 24 2009 / 5:30 pm
On Friday, July 24, President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the intention of the United States…
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Disability Civil Society Development in the Philippines
July 13 2009 / 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
HPOD will be conducting disability civil society development in Manila and Quezon City, Philippines, in partnership with the National Human…
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June 2009
2nd ABA National Conference on Employment of Lawyers with Disabilities
June 15 2009 / 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Professor Stein will participate in the Second ABA National Conference on The Employment of Lawyers with Disabilities, to be held…
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April 2009
Restoring America as a Human Rights Leader: Strategies for a New Way Forward
April 29 2009 / 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
This meeting organized by Professor Julie Mertus at American University, will bring together policymakers and human rights specialists who are…
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Summer Disability Human Rights Projects
April 21 2009 / 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Harvard Law students who are interested in working on disability rights projects during the summer of 2009 in conjunction with…
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January 2009
Human Rights Training in Bangladesh.
January 16 2009 / 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
HPOD will be conducting disability human rights training and advocacy in Dhaka and Rajshahi Bangladesh with local partner Action in…
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November 2008
Program on Negotiation Fireside Chat: Negotiating Disability Human Rights
November 06 2008 / 4:00 pm
Please join Professor Michael Stein for a talk on negotiating disability human rights. Professor Michael Stein is the Executive Director…
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Autism in China
November 03 2008 / 12:00 pm
Helen McCabe, Assistant Professor of Education, Hobart and William Smith Colleges will speak on Autism in China. All are welcome…
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October 2008
Disability and Development in China and East Asia
October 10 2008 / 3:00 pm
Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo, Senior Operations Officer, World Bank will speak on Disability and Development in China and East Asia. All are…
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September 2008
Working Conference on Developing Disability Civil Society through the Internet
September 26 2008 / 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
This meeting is an open, free ranging, and collaborative discussion on how disability civil society can, or should be supported…
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Human Rights Training for People with Intellectual Disabilities
September 16 2008 / 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Learn about your human rights
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Harvard Project on Disability Fall Open House
September 12 2008 / 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The Harvard Project on Disability welcomes you to our Fall Open House.
Professor Gary N. Siperstein, Founder &…
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Workshop on the Incorporation into Domestic Israeli Law of the CRPD
September 03 2008 / 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
The implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in Israel and required changes in Israeli…
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August 2008
Conference on Monitoring and Implementing the CRPD in the Philippines.
August 05 2008 / 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
This conference brings together representatives from government and civil society to discuss the implementation and monitoring of the Convention on…
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