Lecture by David Lepofsky (Canadian Disability Rights Scholar and Advocate)

How and Why to Use the Law to Advance the Rights of People with Disabilities – Lessons from the Front Lines of Disability Legal Advocacy in Canada

Drawing upon over four decades of experience as a disability rights community organizer and advocate in Canada, which included a successful campaign to get disability rights added to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, distinguished Canadian lawyer David Lepofsky will discuss using the law to advance the rights of people with disabilities.