Peter Blanck to present lecture at a Bekol Special Event on the "Rights of People With Disabilities: Comparisons Around the Globe" In Beit Zussman, Jerusalem.
The Knesset Committee, the Israeli legislature located in Jerusalem, is hosting Dr. Peter Blanck, Chair of the Burton Blatt Institute in conjunction with International Day of People with Disabilities. Dr. Blanck will present a lecture on the Rights of People with Disabilities: Comparisons Around the Globe, and will highlight disability advocacy, rights, policies, developments and research in Europe, Norway, China, India, Japan, United States, and Israel.
Peter Blanck, JD, Ph.D., is the Chair of the Burton Blatt Institute and University Professor at Syracuse University. Blanck has authored many books and research projects and was involved in the Implementation of the "Americans with Disabilities Act" (ADA). He is also member of various organization managements for the disabled, such as NOD (National Association for People with Disabilities) and DRLC (Disability Rights Legal Center). Blanck and his team are applying their evidence-based research and practice to pave the way for creative policy and broadening of services for people with severe mental and physical disabilities under the agreement with Minister Isaac Herzog of Israel’s Ministry of Social Welfare.
The lecture will take place on Tuesday, December 11 at 6:00 P.M. in Beit Zussman, Jerusalem Municipality Center for the Hard-of-Hearing, 9a Borochov Street, Rubinstein alley, Kiryat Yovel. The lecture will be delivered in English, amplified and translated into Hebrew.
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