The Journal of Gender, Race & Justice
Presents our
8th Annual Symposium
Justice for All?
Exploring Gender, Race and Sexual Orientation within Disability Law
Schedule of Events
Friday, October 10, 2003
1:00 P.M.Welcome
Dean William Hines, University of Iowa College of Law
1:10 P.M. History OF Symposium/Framing of the Symposium
Paul F. Kraus, Symposium Editor, Journal of Gender, Race & Justice
1:25 P.M. Panel I: American Society: Examining the Correlation Between Disability and Poverty
Johnette Hartnett, Public Policy Director, Law, Health Policy & Disability Center
“Providing Welfare Services for Families of Children with Disabilities”
Peter Blanck, University of Iowa College of Law
“Asset Accumulation and Tax Policy for People with Disabilities”
Louis Rulli, University of Pennsylvania Law School
“Revisiting Title I Outcomes in Filed Cases: Can Poor People with Disabilities Successfully
Overcome Obstacles and Enforce Their Employment Rights under the ADA?”
Commentator:Professor Adrien Katherine Wing, University of Iowa College of Law
Moderator: Johanna Reimer, Staff Writer, Journal of Gender, Race & Justice
3:00 P.M.Break: Afternoon Intermission
3:20 P.M.Panel II: The Intersection of Race and Disability from the Post Civil War
Period to Present
Chen Song, Ph.D, Economist at Resolution Economics, LLC
“The Politics of Race and Disability: In Civil War Pensions for Union Army Veterans”
Mark Weber, DePaul University College of Law
“The Development of American Immigration Policy in Relation to Evolving Attitudes Towards
Disability”
Michele Goodwin, DePaul University College of Law
Commentator:Professor Marcella David, University of Iowa College of Law
Moderator: Stephanie Sharp, Staff Writer, Journal of Gender, Race & Justice
4:55 P.M.Closing Remarks
Jennifer Smith, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Gender, Race & Justice
6:00 P.M. Banquet and Reception, Iowa Memorial Union
6:15 P.M. Keynote Address
Peter Blanck, Charles M. and Marion Kierscht Professor of Law and Director of the Law, Health Policy & Disability Center at the Iowa College of Law; Professor of Psychology and Public Health at the University of Iowa
6:30 P.M. Dinner Served
Saturday, October 11, 2003
8:15 A.M.Breakfast and Networking, Boyd Law Lobby
9:00 A.M. Introduction to the Day
Jay Smith, Senior Articles Editor-Publication, Journal of Gender, Race & Justice
9:05 A.M. Panel III: Fair Treatment? Disability and Gender Discrimination in the World of Education
Lee Ann Basser, University of La Trobe (Australia) Law School
“Justice for All? The Challenge of Realizing the Right to Education for Children with Disabilities”
Sharon Rush, University of Florida Law School
“Disabling Students in the Modern Classroom”
William Myhill, Special Educator & Managing Editor, Iowa Law Review
“Culture, Language, & Disability in K-12 Education: Misplacement of Children in Special
Education Programs”
Beth Ferri, Syracuse University School of Education
“Special Education and the Subverting of Brown”
Commentator: William Buss, University of Iowa College of Law
Moderator:Evangeline Wright, Staff Writer, Journal of Gender, Race & Justice
11:00 A.M. Break: Morning Intermission
11:15 A.M. Panel IV: Justice at the Ballot Box: The Right to Vote for the Disabled
Michael Waterstone, University of Mississippi Law School
“International Trends in Voting Rights for the Disabled”
Commentator:Ann Laquer Estin, University of Iowa College of Law
Moderator:Josh Rife, Staff Writer, Journal of Gender, Race & Justice
12:00 P.M.Lunch and Networking, The Parthenon($5), 4th Floor Student Lounge
1:30 P.M. Panel V: Disability Discrimination and the American Workplace
Jill Gaulding, University of Iowa College of Law
“The ADA’s Identity Crisis”
Ann Hubbard, University of North Carolina Law School
“The Major Life Activity of Caring”
Samuel Marcosson, Brandeis Law School, University of Louisville
“Of Square Pegs and Round Holes: The Supreme Court’s Ongoing “Title VII-ization” of the
Americans with Disabilities Act”
Anita Silvers, San Francisco State University Philosophy Department
“Recognition and Reversal! Protection or Privilege? Affirmative Action, Reasonable Accommodation and the Fair Distribution of Costs"
Commentator:Len Sandler, University of Iowa College of Law
Moderator:Erin Lyons, Staff Writer, Journal of Gender, Race & Justice
3:25 P.M. Break: Afternoon Intermission
3:50 P.M. Panel VI: Conversation about the Intersection of Sexual Orientation and Society with Ruth Colker
Ruth Colker, Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law
“Homophobia, HIV Hysteria, and the Americans with Disabilities Act”
Commentator: Lea VanderVelde, University of Iowa College of Law
Moderator: Laura Stockel, Staff Writer, Journal of Gender, Race & Justice
4:45 P.M.Closing Remarks
Andy Hutchison, Managing Editor, Journal of Gender, Race & Justice