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DESCRIPTION:The Research Group on Health and Law (RGHL)\, in collaboration 
 with the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism (CHRLP)\, welcomes Da
 vid Lepofsky\, for a RGHL Seminar.\n\nAbstract\n\nWhy have so many people 
 with disabilities across Canada been demanding comprehensive federal and p
 rovincial accessibility legislation? Because they don’t want to have to ba
 ttle every accessibility barrier they face\, one at a time. Learn about la
 ws they've won in Ontario and Manitoba\, and the ones now under developmen
 t in Nova Scotia\, Newfoundland\, and at the federal level. Find out about
  the critical role lawyers can play in social justice advocacy.\n\nRefresh
 ments will be served. The event is free\, but registration is obligatory a
 s spaces are limited. Kindly RSVP to rghl [dot] law [at] mcgill [dot] ca.
 \n\nAbout the speaker\n\nDavid Lepofsky is a visiting professor (part-time
 ) at Osgoode Hall Law School and an adjunct member of the University of To
 ronto Faculty of Law. He holds volunteer leadership roles in the disabilit
 y community.  He is chair of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabili
 ties Act Alliance and the chair of the Toronto District School Board’s Spe
 cial Education Advisory Committee.\n\nAdmitted to the Ontario Bar in 1981\
 , Lepofsky practised law with the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General
  in Toronto from 1982 to 2015\, in constitutional\, civil\, administrative
  and criminal law. In 2004\, he was appointed to the position of General C
 ounsel. He has appeared on at least 30 cases in the Supreme Court of Canad
 a in his career\, as counsel or co-counsel\, and in some 200 cases in the 
 Ontario Court of Appeal.\n\nSince 1991\, he has been a part-time member of
  the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law\, where he teaches an advanced
  constitutional law seminar on freedom of expression and press. In January
  2016\, he also became a part-time visiting professor of legal ethics and 
 public interest advocacy at Osgoode Hall Law School. \n\nThis seminar is a
 ccredited by a recognized provider for 1.5 hours of continuing legal educa
 tion (CLE).\n
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LOCATION:NCDH 202\, Chancellor Day Hall\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 36
 44 rue Peel
SUMMARY:Battling the Many Barriers Facing People with Disabilities in Socie
 ty: A New Legislative Alternative to Traditional Human Rights/Charter Liti
 gation
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