Spertus: A Jewish Perspective on Disability and Inclusion - 02 March 2014 (Chicago)

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Over the last decades, the status and rights of people with disabilities have moved to the forefront on policy platforms worldwide. Following February's Jewish Disability Awareness Month, join us at Spertus Institute for an important symposium on how the complex issues of disability and inclusion are interpreted through Jewish law, Israeli law, and U.S. law.

Symposium Disability and the Law: A Jewish Perspective Sunday, March 2 at 2 pm Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership 610 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago $18 | $10 for Spertus Members $8 for students and Spertus alumni Buy Tickets Now! Or call 312.322.1773 Panelists include rabbi and lawyer Gideon Sapir and legal advocate Deborah Pergament, with human services and policy expert Suzanne Strassberger as the symposium's moderator. This program is the Norman Asher Memorial Lecture and Alex and Klara Tulsky Symposium for 2014. Addressing challenges facing today's American Jewish community, it reflects the vision of the donors of these long-standing Spertus Institute programs. Calendar of Events Flip through our Calendar of Events Follow Us Spertus Links About Spertus Hours and Admission Programs, Courses, and Exhibits Become a Spertus Member Receive our Calendar of Events Donate

Discount Parking $10 with Spertus validation at the Essex Inn, 8th Street and Michigan Avenue (2 blocks south of Spertus). Enter on 8th between Michigan and Wabash.

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