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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.law [at] mcgill.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 Toronto Faculty
  of Law. He holds volunteer leadership roles in the disability community. 
  He is chair of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alli
 ance and the chair of the Toronto District School Board’s Special Educatio
 n Advisory Committee.\n\nAdmitted to the Ontario Bar in 1981\, Lepofsky pr
 actised law with the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General in Toronto f
 rom 1982 to 2015\, in constitutional\, civil\, administrative and criminal
  law. In 2004\, he was appointed to the position of General Counsel. He ha
 s appeared on at least 30 cases in the Supreme Court of Canada in his care
 er\, 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 Universi
 ty of Toronto’s Faculty of Law\, where he teaches an advanced constitution
 al law seminar on freedom of expression and press. In January 2016\, he al
 so became a part-time visiting professor of legal ethics and public intere
 st advocacy at Osgoode Hall Law School. \n\nThis seminar is accredited by 
 a recognized provider for 1.5 hours of continuing legal education (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
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/law/channels/event/battling-many-barriers-facing-
 people-disabilities-society-new-legislative-alternative-traditional-265338
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