Symposium - Parenting with a Disability & the Legal System

When: February 3, 2010, 3 pm to 9 pm

Where: The Law Society of Upper Canada,
130 Queen Street West, Toronto
(Enter at east side doors facing Toronto City Hall)

Recommended for: Judges, Lawyers, Child Protection Workers, Advocates, Social Workers, and Parents with disabilities

Cost: FREE

Details: Symposium and Reception

Keynote speaker: Ing Wong-Ward (CBC Radio Producer),
and Mother with a Disability.

This symposium will increase understanding of the challenges within the legal system when disability intersects with race, culture, faith, economic and family status as well as enhance understanding of access to justice for parents with disabilities.

Panel Presenters:
Christi Tuleja (Occupational Therapist),
Ella Callow (Legal Program Director),
The National Center for Parents with Disabilities and their Families,
Through the Looking Glass, California
Deidre Anne Newman (Barrister and Solicitor)
Kerri Joffe (ARCH Staff Lawyer)
Maria Garrick (Family Service Worker,
Children's Aid Society of Toronto)
Ethnoracial Parents with Disabilities

Services available:
ASL, attendant services, and real-time captioning provided

To Register:
Register for free by January 29, 2010

Click here to register by e-mail
Phone: 416-947-3413
Toll-free: 1-800-668-7380, extension 3413
TTY: 416-644-4886

For More Information:
Ethno-racial People with Disabilities Coalition of Ontario (ERDCO), or contact by email or phone at (416) 657-2211.

Presented by:
The Ethno-racial People with Disabilities Coalition of Ontario (ERDCO) in collaboration with ARCH Disability Law Centre, the Law Society of Upper Canada and Community Partners,
Funding provided by the Law Foundation of Ontario