Our Vision Statement: Disability Rights California will create individual and family supports, chosen and directed by the person with a disability

August

* March 12-21, 2010 - Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games

* September 20-22, 2010 * International Forum on Disability Management, Los Angeles *

Date: August 1-4, 2010
Place: San Diego, CA
Event: The Disability Management Employer Coalition's (DMEC's) 15th Annual International Conference - "Taking Care of Business: Workforce Solutions in an Era of Change."
More Information: Visit www.dmec.org for more information

Date: Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Place: Bay Legal, 1735 Telegraph Ave, Oakland  510.663.4744
Event: 2010 East Bay ‘Green Bag’ Lunch Summer Series - Lawyers Talking About Law & Justice - Up with Justice:  From the Underground to the Overground
More Information: The Speaker is Steve Bingham (with an Intro by Ramón Arias). For more information, contact  stephen.rosenbaum@disabilityrightsca.org. or Brian.Blalock@baylegal.org

Date: August 4, 2010 (L.A.) & August 5, 2010 (Sacramento)
Place: In L.A. at the Ronald Reagan State Office Building (August 4, 2010, 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.) and in Sacramento at the Secretary of State 3 Building (August 5, 2010, 12:30–3:30 p.m.)
Event: Two hearings have been scheduled to receive public comment for the The Task Force for Criminal Justice Collaboration on Mental Health Issues Draft Recommendations report. The report has been released for public comment on the California Courts website. The comment period is July 14-September 17, 2010.
More Information: See the flyer and website for details.

Date: August 6 - 29, 2010
Place: Eugene, Oregon
Event: 5th International Women's Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD)
More Information: Application deadline is March 1, 2010. www.miusa.org/exchange/wild2010

Date: August 10, 2010
Place: Webinar
Event:The Family Justice Center Alliance Presents Their Summer Webinar Series: Understanding Co-Occurring Disorders - Substance Abuse Disorders
More Information: Visit www.familyjusticecenter.com.

Date: August 25, 2010, 8am - 12pm
Place: California Endowment, 1000 N Alameda, LA, CA 90012
Event: Interdisciplinary Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Lecture Series: Diagnosing Autism: Cultural Considerations, Differential Diagnosis, and the DSM-V
& Food Selectivity and Sensory Sensitivity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
More Information: See the event flyer for registration costs and other details.

Date: August 26, 2010
Place: CIMH, 2125 19th Street Sacramento, CA 95818-1673
Event: Monthly Gathering of Commission on Mental Health Care
More Information: Voice (800) 896-4042, (916) 654-3890, TTY (800) 896-2512, or visit the website.

Date: August 31, 2010 is the call for papers deadline
Place: Paper submission details on the website
Event: American Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting on Disability and Tort Law in January 2011
More Information: Visit the website for details.

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