Disability Policy Seminar

Better Together: Disability Rights are Human Rights

Moderator(s)

• Shannon Buller

  Board President
  National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities

Speaker(s)

• The Honorable Bobby Scott

  (D-VA) invited

• The Honorable Christopher Smith

  (R-NJ) invited

• Talila Lewis

  Attorney, Advocate & Organizer

• Valerie Novack

  Portlight Fellow
  Center for American Progress

• Azza Altiraifi

  Research Associate
  Disability Justice Initiative, Center for American Progress

Disability advocacy has its roots in the broader civil rights movement that continues to fight for equal treatment, equal access, and equal opportunity. Come and hear about the work that the disability community has been a part of in the context of criminal justice, disaster relief, and emergency management. Learn how we can all work together in the 116th Congress.