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April 25, 2008
Legacies of Intimidation and Violence: Hate Crimes Against People with Disabilities: 4/29/08
Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Time: 10am-12pm
Location: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, Satow Room, Lerner Hall
Presented by: University Seminar on Disability Studies
Discussants:
Mark Sherry, Endowed Chair of Disability Studies and Assistant Professor of Sociology at The University of Toledo, is an internationally recognized disability researcher. He is completing a book on hate crimes perpetrated against individuals with disabilities.
John Kaye, Lawyer with Lomurro, Davison, Eastman & Muñoz, P.A, in Freehold, New Jersey. Mr. Kaye formerly the lead Monmouth County prosecutor, successfully tried the Erik Krochmaluk case. This was among the most notorious hate crimes against a person with a disability in the United States. Mr. Krochmaluk's 8 assailants each received between 15-20 years in prison.
- Seminar is free and open to the public.
Wheelchair accessible venue.
Sign Language Interpreters will be provided.
Lunch to follow the event in Room 569
Please RSVP to dsseminar@gmail.com
for the event and lunch by April 25, 2008.
With generous support from the Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity Initiatives and the Columbia University Office of Disability Services.
If making requests for parking or other accommodations, please reply to contact Colleen Lewis at (212) 854-2388 by April 25, 2008.
Posted by Nancy at April 25, 2008 01:04 PM