February 4, 2021

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Eastern Time

Disability Law and Policy in the Biden Administration: Expectations and Hopes for the Next Four (Eight?) Years


Join the ACS Harvard Student Chapter for a conversation with retired congressman, Tony Coelho and disability rights advocate, Janni Lehrer-Stein who will talk about the opportunities a Biden presidency presents for the advancement of disability rights. Tony Coelho was one of the chief pioneers and writers of the Americans With Disabilities Act and served as a member of Congress for 12 years and four as Democratic Whip. Janni Lehrer-Stein is a graduate of Yale University and the University of Toronto Law School and spent a year as a visiting student at Harvard Law School. In May of 2011, she was appointed by President Obama to the National Council on Disability. Both worked on the Biden Campaign.