Speakers

Episode 1: Gil v. Winn-Dixie, 11th Circuit Decision on Web Access and the ADA

Peter Blanck
Peter Blanck, JD, Ph.D. –  Chairman Burton Blatt Institute – Syracuse University
Mark Riccobono
Mark Riccobono – President of the National Federation of the Blind
Howard Rosenblum
Howard Rosenblum – Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
Bruce Sexton
Bruce Sexton – Disability Advocate

Episode 2: C.L. v. Del Amo Hospital – 9th Circuit Ruling on Certification of Service Animals and ADA

Peter Blanck
Peter Blanck, JD, Ph.D. –  Chairman Burton Blatt Institute – Syracuse University
Christopher Knauf
Christopher Knauf, JD, Director of Litigation, Disability Rights Legal Center
Jennifer Mathis
Jennifer Mathis, JD, Deputy Legal Director and Director of Policy and Legal Advocacy, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Celia McGuiness
Celia McGuiness – Attorney, Derby, McGuinness & Goldsmith, LLP

Episode 3: Crawford v. Hinds County Board of Supervisors

Peter Blanck
Peter Blanck, JD, Ph.D. –  Chairman Burton Blatt Institute – Syracuse University
Andrew Bizer
Andrew Bizer, JD  -founding Partner at Bizer & DeReus
Scott Crawford
Scott Crawford, Ph.D – advocate for people with disabilities

Episode 4: Upcoming Supreme Court Term: Critical Cases that Could Impact the Disability Community

Peter Blanck
Host: Peter Blanck, JD, Ph.D. –  Chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute and University Professor at Syracuse University
Claudia Center
> Attorney: Claudia Center, JD, Legal Director of the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund</a
Jennifer Mathis
Attorney: Jennifer Mathis, JD, Deputy Legal Director and Director of Policy and Legal Advocacy, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Arlene Mayerson
Attorney: Arlene Mayerson, JD, Directing Attorney of the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
Victoria Rodríguez-Roldán
Attorney: Victoria Rodríguez-Roldán, JD, senior policy manager for AIDS United

Episode 5: An Insider’s Perspective on the Legal System

Peter Blanck
Host: Peter Blanck, JD, Ph.D. –  Chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute and University Professor at Syracuse University
LaDoris Hazzard Cordell
Guest: Judge LaDoris Hazzard Cordell, author of HER HONOR: My Life on the Bench…What Works, What’s Broken, and How to Change It.

Episode 6: Karantsalis v. City of Miami Springs, Florida

Peter Blanck
Host: Peter Blanck, JD, Ph.D. –  Chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute and University Professor at Syracuse University
Matthew W. Dietz, Esq.
Attorney: Matthew W. Dietz, Esq.
Litigation Director – Disability Independence Group, Inc
Theodore D. Karantsalis
Plaintiff-Appellate: Theodore D. Karantsalis – advocate for people with disabilities

Episode 7: The ADA Three Decades Later: How Are We Doing?

Peter Blanck
Peter Blanck, JD, Ph.D., Chairman Burton Blatt Institute – Syracuse University
Eve Hill
Eve Hill
Partner, Brown Goldstein & Levy
Jason Turkish
Jason Turkish
President and Managing Partner of Nyman Turkish PC

Episode 8: Perez v Sturgis Public Schools

Peter Blanck
Peter Blanck, JD, Ph.D., Chairman Burton Blatt Institute – Syracuse University
Ellen Saideman
Ellen Saideman, Disability Rights Lawyer – Law office of Ellen Saideman