Vanderbilt Kennedy Center

Event Details

Educate to Advocate: Strategies to Advance Disability Public Policies

Date: February 15, 2012

Time: 12:00PM to 1:30PM

Location: Room 241 Vanderbilt Kennedy Center/One Magnolia Circle

Registration Closed

Description

Elise McMillan, J.D., Co-Director, Vanderbilt Kennedy University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities - Moderator

How a Bill Becomes a Law and Some Do's and Don'ts of Legislative Advocacy, by Doria Panvini, Chair, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Community Advisory Council

Disability Issues for the Upcoming Session of the Tennessee Legislature, by William Edington, Public Policy Director, Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities

Federal Disability Issues, Including Health Care Policy/Reform as it Affects Individuals with Disabilities and their Families, by Carol Westlake, Executive Director, Tennessee Disability Coalition

Registration is required, and lunch will be provided.

Contact

Laurie Fleming, (615) 936-8852

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  • Public Policy
    The VKC UCEDD Public Policy Team focuses Vanderbilt Kennedy Center resources on local, state, and national disability-related public policy issues.