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Don’t Leave Me Out! Holistic Approaches for Disability Inclusion & Resolving Conflict

July 9 @ 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

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The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission is sponsoring a one-day event for Disability Pride Month. The conference will begin with a plenary session about disability rights under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act. Then there will be concurrent sessions; one on bullying and harassment of youth with disabilities and one on the impact of war on people with disabilities. Then there will be lunch and a keynote address by Imani Barbarin, an American writer, and disability rights activist. The afternoon will have concurrent sessions: one on the criminal justice system and people with disabilities and another about mediation as a tool to resolve conflicts about disability accommodation requests.

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Date:
July 9
Time:
8:00 am - 3:00 pm
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Website:
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/fucgrh6/lp/8732a173-e201-4c31-a65b-d331fa1bbfec

Organizer

Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
Email:
bmellinger@pa.gov

Venue

Hilton Harrisburg
1 North 2nd Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101 United States
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Phone:
717-233-6000
Website:
http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/pennsylvania/hilton-harrisburg-MDTHHHF/index.html?wt.srch=1