News & Events Archive
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February 2010
Legal Capacity Conference
February 20 2010 / 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
This one day conference on UN CRPD Article 12 will present a variety of perspectives on the scope and operation…
November 2009
Observations on Autism in China and other Countries
November 18 2009 / 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Stephen M Shore, Assistant Professor of Special Education, Adelphi University, will present a lecture on Life on and slightly to…
October 2009
Harvard China Fund Seminar
October 16 2009 / 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
This seminar will showcase work in China by members of the Harvard Law School Project on Disability concerning legal issues,…
Flame Concert - free admission
October 10 2009 / 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Flame, the world renowned band made up of people with developmental and physical disabilities, will perform a free concert.
Quality of Life Study on Persons with Intellectual Disabilities and their Families in China
October 09 2009 / 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Wang Mian, Assistant Professor, UC Santa Barbara will present a lecture on Quality of Life Study of Individuals with Intellectual…
September 2009
Harvard Law School Project on Disability Fall Open House
September 09 2009 / 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
HPOD welcomes you to our Fall Open House.
Samuel Bagenstos, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, United…
HPOD co-sponsors United Nations CRPD MDG side session
September 03 2009 / 1:15 pm
On Thursday September 3, HPOD will co-sponsor a side event at the Second Conference of States Parties to the United…
HPOD co-sponsors United Nations CRPD NHRI-DPO side session
September 02 2009 / 1:15 pm
On Wednesday September 2, HPOD will co-sponsor a side event at the Second Conference of States Parties to the United…
July 2009
United States Signs CRPD
July 30 2009 / 3:00 pm
On Thursday, July 30, Ambassador Susan Rice signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD),…
United States to Sign CRPD
July 24 2009 / 5:30 pm
On Friday, July 24, President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the intention of the United States…
Disability Civil Society Development in the Philippines
July 13 2009 / 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
HPOD will be conducting disability civil society development in Manila and Quezon City, Philippines, in partnership with the National Human…
June 2009
2nd ABA National Conference on Employment of Lawyers with Disabilities
June 15 2009 / 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Professor Stein will participate in the Second ABA National Conference on The Employment of Lawyers with Disabilities, to be held…
April 2009
Restoring America as a Human Rights Leader: Strategies for a New Way Forward
April 29 2009 / 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
This meeting organized by Professor Julie Mertus at American University, will bring together policymakers and human rights specialists who are…
Summer Disability Human Rights Projects
April 21 2009 / 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Harvard Law students who are interested in working on disability rights projects during the summer of 2009 in conjunction with…
January 2009
Human Rights Training in Bangladesh.
January 16 2009 / 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
HPOD will be conducting disability human rights training and advocacy in Dhaka and Rajshahi Bangladesh with local partner Action in…
November 2008
Program on Negotiation Fireside Chat: Negotiating Disability Human Rights
November 06 2008 / 4:00 pm
Please join Professor Michael Stein for a talk on negotiating disability human rights. Professor Michael Stein is the Executive Director…
Autism in China
November 03 2008 / 12:00 pm
Helen McCabe, Assistant Professor of Education, Hobart and William Smith Colleges will speak on Autism in China. All are welcome…
October 2008
Disability and Development in China and East Asia
October 10 2008 / 3:00 pm
Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo, Senior Operations Officer, World Bank will speak on Disability and Development in China and East Asia. All are…
September 2008
Working Conference on Developing Disability Civil Society through the Internet
September 26 2008 / 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
This meeting is an open, free ranging, and collaborative discussion on how disability civil society can, or should be supported…
Human Rights Training for People with Intellectual Disabilities
September 16 2008 / 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Learn about your human rights
Harvard Project on Disability Fall Open House
September 12 2008 / 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The Harvard Project on Disability welcomes you to our Fall Open House.
Professor Gary N. Siperstein, Founder &…
Workshop on the Incorporation into Domestic Israeli Law of the CRPD
September 03 2008 / 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
The implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in Israel and required changes in Israeli…
August 2008
Conference on Monitoring and Implementing the CRPD in the Philippines.
August 05 2008 / 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
This conference brings together representatives from government and civil society to discuss the implementation and monitoring of the Convention on…