HOW BAZELON LAW CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH CELEBRATES 34TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT! (329 hits)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM THE BAZELON CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH LAW!
The Bazelon Center celebrates 34 Years of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in everyday activities. Disability rights are civil rights, and the Bazelon Center continues to work to protect and advance the civil rights of adults and children with mental illnesses or developmental disabilities, in line with the mission of the ADA.
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Save the date: on July 30th from 2-3PM ET,
Bazelon Center team members Holly O’Donnell, CEO, and Megan Schuller, Legal Director, will speak on the Disability Matters with Bender Consulting Services, Inc. podcast: https://www.facebook.com/benderconsultings... Holly and Megan will speak about the mission and accomplishments that the Bazelon Center has made for those living with mental health disabilities. Be sure to tune in using your preferred podcast provider, or the following link: https://benderconsult.com/ins.../disabilit...
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SAVE THE DATE: Join us in person at the National Press Club on Tuesday, September 17th, from 6:30-9:00 pm for our 2024 Annual Awards Reception.
Tickets are now on sale on Eventbrite at www.bazelon2024annualawards.eventbrite.com! For any accommodations and sponsorship opportunities, please email communications@bazelon.org
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Monica Porter Gilbert, the Bazelon Center’s Policy & Legal Advocacy Attorney, was recently quoted in a Mother Jones article on Arizona’s guardianship laws. According to the article, some individuals and families enter guardianship agreements without fully understanding its consequences on things like voting rights. Although these bans go against a recent Justice Department stance, some states continue to fully ban individuals under guardianship from voting.
