2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
3/05/2019 | 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Accessing After School Programs: Using the ADA as Your Key | Vienna
Accessing After School Programs: Using the ADA as Your Key
Accessing After School Programs: Using the ADA as Your Key
Track: Policy, Advocacy and Legislative Issues
Authors: Zainab Alkebsi, Anna Bitencourt, Caroline Jackson, Howard A. Rosenblum
Affiliation: The National Association of the Deaf
Presenter: Zainab Alkebsi, Anna Bitencourt, Caroline Jackson, Howard A. Rosenblum
What is effective communication? How do you define reasonable accommodations? Rather than
navigating through statutory language, agency regulations and legal jargon by yourself, we will
present what you need to understand about the ADA and other landmark federal civil rights
statues. The ADA protects the deaf person’s right to equal access in both public and private
sectors. The presentation will discuss how the law applies to various instances, such as health
care facilities, after-school programs, and movie theaters. Parents, as their children's first and
most important advocates, will walk away armed with crucial and essential information to ensure
that their deaf and hard of hearing children receive the legal protections they need. EHDI
professionals are also encouraged to attend this workshop so they can add to their repertoire of
legal information to provide to parents in their respective states. Additionally, the presentation
will help parents to be able to advocate for their child through the legislation process.
Key Words: advocacy, legal rights, communication access
Contact Information:
Zainab Alkebsi
zainab.alkebsi@nad.org
301.563.9111
- Parents will learn crucial and essential information to ensure that DHH children receive the legal protections they need for accessing after school programs
- EHDI Professionals will add to their repertoire of legal information to provide to parents in their respective states.
- Parents will be able to advocate for their child through the legislation process
Presentation:
18878_10526HowardRosenblum.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
18878_10526ZainabAlkebsi.rtf
Presenters/Authors
Howard Rosenblum
(), National Association for the Deaf, howard.rosenblum@nad.org;
Howard A. Rosenblum started as the Chief Executive Officer of the NAD in April 2011 and also serves as an ex officio member of the NAD Board of Directors. He comes to the NAD after 19 years as a lawyer, focusing his practice on disability rights and special education law. For the past nine years, he was a Senior Attorney at Equip for Equality, and previously worked ten years as an associate at a private law firm. In 2010, President Barack Obama appointed Mr. Rosenblum to serve on the United States Access Board. Mr. Rosenblum has a bachelor of science
degree in computer engineering from the University of Arizona and a juris doctor degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago-Kent College of Law.
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Caroline Jackson
(), National Association of the Deaf, caroline.jackson@nad.org;
Caroline Jackson is a staff attorney at the National Association of the Deaf. She began at NAD in 2012 as a Skadden Fellow, focusing on litigation and policy regarding special education services for deaf and hard of hearing students. In addition to this work, Caroline litigates to enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act on behalf of deaf and hard of hearing children and adults. She is also a co-instructor of the Civil Rights of Persons with Disabilities Clinic at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law. Prior to becoming an attorney, Caroline worked as a sign language interpreter in New York City where she also taught reading and writing in the Program for Deaf Adults at LaGuardia Community College in New York City.
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Zainab Alkebsi
(), National Association of the Deaf, zainab.alkebsi@nad.org;
Zainab Alkebsi, Esq. is the Policy Counsel at the National Association of the Deaf (NAD). She is responsible for providing analysis, recommendations, and counsel to the NAD on policy issues affecting people who are deaf and hard of hearing. Prior to joining the NAD, she served as Deputy Director at the Maryland Governor's Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing where she coordinated the office's legislative and policy efforts. Licensed to practice law in Maryland, she is also a member of the American Bar Association and the Maryland State Bar Association. She received her J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law. She also has a B.A. in Political Science from University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).
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Anna Bitencourt
(), National Association of the Deaf, anna.bitencourt@nad.org;
Anna Bitencourt is a staff attorney with the NAD. As a litigator and intake specialist, her duties include handling inquiries from consumers seeking legal advocacy or assistance and engaging in litigation and administrative advocacy on behalf of the deaf and hard of hearing community. Prior to joining the NAD, she was an associate attorney for Dansie & Dansie, LLP representing clients in a variety of civil and criminal matters before administrative agencies, and state and federal judges and juries. Currently, Anna also serves as co-instructor of the Civil Rights of Persons with Disabilities Clinic at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law, and teaches a disability law course at Gallaudet University.
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