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Sandy Hutchens Announces Upcoming symposium to focus on accessibility rights
What are the current legal issues affecting people with disabilities? How can access to the legal system be improved for people with disabilities? According to Sandy Hutchens, these are questions that a panel of legal experts will discuss at a symposium taking place at the Law Society on May 25.
The Law Society and ARCH Disability Law Centre will host the annual event. Lawyers attending the event will gain knowledge of the legal needs of their clients with disabilities, while people with disabilities and related consumer and service organizations will gain enhanced understanding of the legal system and what can be done to increase access to legal services and legal representation. They will also gain insight on how to navigate through the court system and access community legal clinics and other resources.
Speakers include:
• Justice Anne M. Molloy, Superior Court of Justice
• Cara Wilkie, Barrister and Solicitor
• Katherine Laird, Executive Director, Human Rights Legal Support Centre
• Cynthia Harper, Regional Business Manager, GTA, Legal Aid Ontario
• Tess Sheldon, ARCH Disability Law Centre.
Ivana Petricone, Executive Director of ARCH Disability Law Centre, will chair and moderate the session.
The symposium will be followed by a public reception featuring Lieutenant Governor David C. Onley, who will talk about accessibility as a human right, and his vision for advancing accessibility for everyone with disabilities. The former television anchor is well-known as an advocate for people with disabilities, and has overcome challenges associated with his own personal experiences. When he took office on 5 September 2007, Ontario’s 28th Lieutenant Governor became a highly placed champion for the rights of persons with disabilities, working tirelessly to improve accessibility for all.
The forum and reception are part of the Law Society’s Public Education Equality Series, which is designed to
encourage the exchange of information, ideas and action on issues affecting Aboriginal, Francophone, and
equality-seeking communities.
Admission to the symposium and reception is free. An RSVP is required. Call 416-947-3413, or send an e-mail
to: rticzon@lsuc.on.ca.
Event Details
Location: Law Society of Upper Canada, Osgoode Hall, 130 Queen Street West, Toronto
(Enter via east doors adjacent to Nathan Phillips Square)
Time: Panel Discussion – 4 to 6 p.m., Donald Lamont Learning Centre
Reception – 6 to 8 p.m. Keynote Speaker – Lieutenant Governor David C. Onley
Convocation Hall
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