AUCD - Plenary C: Federal Initiatives to Promote Diversity, Reduce Discrimination, and Address Disparities
<< Back to ProgramWednesday, November 20, 2013 9:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Renaissance Ballroom
Session Description
Plenary Panel
This interactive panel will explore the interaction of diversity and disabilities. Speakers will share federal initiatives related to reducing discrimination and health disparities and increasing civil rights and equality for people with disabilities and other diverse populations
- The Honorable Chai Feldblum, Commissioner: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- The Honorable Patricia Shiu, Director: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, US Department of Labor
- Rebecca Bond, Chief, Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section, Department of Justice
- Vincent A. Campbell, PhD, Associate Director for Disability Inclusion and Public Health, CDC
- Moderator: Andy Imparato, Executive Director, AUCD
Invited Speakers
We are hopeful to hear an update on efforts to promote US ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the activities of the Bipartisan Congressional Disabilities Caucus from these invited speakers:
- Senator Robert Menendez, D-NJ, Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee
- Congressman James Langevin, D-RI, Chair of the Bipartisan Caucus on Disability Issues