The U. S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division’s celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act will be held Friday, July 23, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (eastern daylight time).
Shown live from The Great Hall in the Robert F. Kennedy Justice Building, the event will be shown in accessible streaming media and then re-broadcast, on-demand.
Featured speakers will include Attorney General Eric Holder, former Attorney General Dick Thornburgh, former Congressman Tony Coelho, and Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Thomas Perez. Their presentations will be followed by a facilitated panel discussion, moderated by Samuel Bagenstos, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and will include presentations by ADA experts who played significant roles in the development and passage of the ADA: Bob Burgdorf, Yoshiko Dart, Chai Feldblum, Arlene Mayerson, and Bobby Silverstein.
See the ADA.gov website for links to live/on demand streams:
http://www.ada.gov/2010adacelebration/ada20webcastinfo.htm
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If you missed the live stream on July 23, here’s what DOJ says about the on-demand version: “The on-demand accessible versions will be available by July 30 if not sooner. A notice will be posted on ADA.gov when the on-demand version is available.”