TECHeQUITY 2013: Recalculating the Route to Equality

Disability Rights Equal Rights Federal Legislative Positions General Human Rights Technology Published August 23, 2013

Our 34th Anniversary Celebration

Recalculating route. Destination: Equality Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 5:30-8:00PM, Ed Roberts Campus, 3075 Adeline Street, Berkeley, California

Disability and technology both make us recalculate how we live our lives, and we know there’s an intersection where they meet. But technology is constantly evolving, and disability is infinitely variable. Join us for a thoughtful discussion about emerging technology, its benefits for people with all types of disabilities, and what is driving innovation that increases accessibility.

Leading the Discussion:

Ken Harrenstien

Senior Software Engineer,
Google

Joshua A. Miele

Associate Scientist,
The Smith–Kettlewell Eye Research Institute

Howard A. Rosenblum

Executive Director,
National Association of the Deaf

In conversation with Arlene B. Mayerson

Directing Attorney,
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund

TECHeQUITY Award

National Association of the Deaf
Represented by Howard A. Rosenblum
Executive Director

In honor of NAD’s unyielding commitment to making technology available to all, as demonstrated in their perseverance in Netflix case that ensures the company will caption streaming video and that has set an important legal precedent regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

A.J. Smaldone Award
for Legal Advocacy

Kathi Pugh, Pro Bono Counsel (retired), Morrison & Foerster, LLP

In honor of her commitment to advancing the role of lawyers with disabilities, including new generations of advocates with disabilities, as well as her distinguished career that has served the public interest and has resulted in greater access to legal services for the community.