disability law

NCCJD Criminal Justice Fellow presented with Julie Keegan at the conference with approximately 300 attendees. The title of the session: Representing Clients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

NCCJD Criminal Justice Fellow presented on topic of people with I/DD in the CJS to 35 students.

NCCJD Criminal Justice Fellow Ariel Simms and The Arc's staff attorney Shira Wakschlag presented on criminal justice and disability issues at the conference and provided NCCJD fliers and Tip Sheet for Attorneys. 44 in attendance at their session.

NCCJD Criminal Justice Fellow Ashley Brompton and The Arc's staff attorney Shira Wakschlag attended the conference and provided NCCJD fliers and NCCJD's Tip Sheet for Attorneys. 87 in attendance.

NFB requested NCCJD provide plenary remarks at the annual disability law symposium. Both Leigh Ann Davis and Kathryn Walker provided remarks on the impact of the ADA on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the criminal justice system, including overview of NCCJD and our training materials. The National Federation of the Blind will print the proceedings of the conference in book/PDF form titled " The ADA at Fifty: The Future of Disability Law and the Right to Live in the World" so that it may be distributed widely (in process).