Laverne Jacobs

Law Prof @WindsorLaw| Disability, Human Rights #AdministrativeJustice| Founder, Law Disability&Social Change Project- @LawDisabilitySC| UN CRPD Committee member

[Laverne Jacobs @LavJacobs]

20 years of UNCRPD: Addressing multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination and stigma against women and girls with disabilities. Proud to have been part of the organizing team of this #COSP18 event. Stay tuned to UNCRPD for next steps.

[Laverne Jacobs @LavJacobs]

Congratulations to all of our graduates from ⁦@WindsorLaw⁩! And a special congrats to graduating students who were in my seminar UN CRPD-Research,Theory & Practice. It was a pleasure to teach and learn from you this year. All the best! #humanrights #Disability #pwd #UNCRPD

[Laverne Jacobs @LavJacobs]

@ItsCarlyFox @LawDisabilitySC Thanks, Carly, and likewise!

[Laverne Jacobs @LavJacobs]

Truly thrilled for this upcoming webinar on disabled youth advocacy with four amazing panellists, and excited that @ItsCarlyFox is collaborating with us at @LawDisabilitySC ! Friday, May 23 at noon EDT. More info below.

[Law, Disability & SC @LawDisabilitySC]

Join us for “Leadership in Canadian Disabled Youth Advocacy: Pathways & Intersections” May 23, 12-1:30pm EDT w/our panelists @DisabilitywAnna, Jay B, Logan W, Nicole C. Moderated by @ItsCarlyFox w/opening + closing remarks by Prof @LavJacobs! https://t.co/eR0pYQM2qG

[Carly Fox @ItsCarlyFox]

so excited to finally announce that I've been working with @LavJacobs's @LawDisabilitySC on this event discussing the gap of youth representation within disability movements!

you can register for this free online event at https://t.co/ILLhvlpeTz

[Law, Disability & SC @LawDisabilitySC]

Join us for “Leadership in Canadian Disabled Youth Advocacy: Pathways & Intersections” May 23, 12-1:30pm EDT w/our panelists @DisabilitywAnna, Jay B, Logan W, Nicole C. Moderated by @ItsCarlyFox w/opening + closing remarks by Prof @LavJacobs! https://t.co/eR0pYQM2qG

[Windsor Law @WindsorLaw]

🎉 Congratulations to Professor Christopher Waters 🎉

We’re thrilled to share that Dr. Waters has been awarded the Law Society of Ontario’s Law Society Medal! This award recognizes lawyers who have made exceptional contributions to the legal profession.

https://t.co/IjlQfiWZjq

[Oxford Human Rights Hub @OxHRH]

📢25 years of Disability Rights in the EU

@OxHRH along with @BerkeleyLaw 's disability rights working group has curated a series of 8 blogposts reflecting on 25 years of the Employment Equality Directive & disability rights in the EU, the meaning & scope of this prohibition.

[Oxford Human Rights Hub @OxHRH]

(1/8) 25 Years of Protection Against Disability-based Discrimination in EU: Evolving Understanding of Disability

Marie Spinoy, Lisa Waddington & @LavJacobs explain the evolution of disability-based discrimination in landmark cases in the CJEU

https://t.co/tsLejxM31U

[Oxford Human Rights Hub @OxHRH]

@LavJacobs @KU_Leuven @lawinmaastricht @WindsorLaw @BerkeleyLaw (2/8) Disability discrimination in the EU: The Scope of Comparison

@LucyAnnBuckley analyses the Polish case before the CJEU, VL v Szpital Kliniczny, and the impact it has on a capacious understanding of disability ground.

https://t.co/Yl1QUbXIVU

[The Live Work Well Research Centre @Live_Work_Well]

On Feb 27, 12:30-2:00pm ET, join civil society leaders and researchers to talk about the role of women, girls, and gender-diverse people with disabilities in responding to gaps in Canada’s international agreements. https://t.co/GEwymb0DRY
@CSAHS_UoG @GuelphDHR @csaguelph

[Laverne Jacobs @LavJacobs]

Such a pleasure to spend time with my super-keen research team at the Law, Disability & Social Change Project Research Centre @WindsorLaw!
#pwd #humanrights #disability #administrativejustice #crpd #WindsorLawResearch #grateful @LawDisabilitySC

[Disability Rights UK @DisRightsUK]

UN rapporteur Laverne Jacobs highlights that the UK government's benefits assessments process has led to around 600 deaths in the last 3 years #CRPD24

What answer does the government have to that?

[Law, Disability & SC @LawDisabilitySC]

Check out Professor Laverne Jacobs UNCRPD Member 2023 Newsletter on the @LawDisabilitySC website for an overview of @LavJacobs's activities during the 28th and 29th sessions of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in Geneva: https://t.co/3zqEgmEUy2 #CRPD

[International Disability Alliance (IDA) @IDA_CRPD_Forum]

#CRPDNow! Ctee and TF member Ms Laverne Jakobs asks #Mauritius on whether it plans to include protection of persons with disabilities within the 2020 Climate Change Act and in related policies and actions plans! #climatechange #art11CRPD

[Laverne Jacobs @LavJacobs]

@IPS_Leeds @Laws_MDPI Thanks so much @IPS_Leeds ! Super excited about your amazing conference and all the great work that you do!

[Inclusive Public Space @IPS_Leeds]

This brill article by @LavJacobs and Harry Dhaliwal in @Laws_MDPI is a must read! Prof Laverne Jacobs is also a keynote speaker at our conference in Sept. Check it out below!
https://t.co/CBKiWjVwxw
#mdpilaws

[Laverne Jacobs @LavJacobs]

Delighted to be part of this special issue on Accessibility and Inclusion for Pedestrians with Disabilities and to be joined by recent @WindsorLaw grad Harry Dhaliwal (JD '24). Link to article below.

[Law, Disability & SC @LawDisabilitySC]

"Disabled Pedestrians, Micromobility & Furthering Disability Equality Law through Consultation: A Case Study of the Toronto E-Scooter Ban" by Prof
@LavJacobs & H.Dhaliwal examines the needfor inclusive public spaces Published in Laws https://t.co/lkbAYbnNtO #mdpilaws @Laws_MDPI

[International Disability Alliance (IDA) @IDA_CRPD_Forum]

@LavJacobs @MyEDF @Iederin #CRPDNow! Ctee and Task Force member Ms. M. Kim
asks #TheNetherlands on the reasons for delay in transposing of the European Accessibility Act into national law and on steps taken to speed up the process!

[Law, Disability & SC @LawDisabilitySC]

The 31st session of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities #CPRD takes place Aug 12 to Sept 5, 2024, in Geneva.

Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Denmark, Ghana, Mauritius, Netherlands, & Ukraine will be reviewed.

See Provisional Agenda: https://t.co/bFBdoxpCGS