As the country adjusts to the new normal presented by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, workers living with HIV and other immune system complications are facing additional challenges and new avenues of discrimination. This webinar features the 2020 recipients of the Alexander D. Forger Awards, who are nationally recognized for their sustained commitment to providing direct legal services to individuals affected by HIV. They will discuss the forms of discrimination that may arise in employment, compensation, and healthcare, as well as highlight the resources and legal remedies that attorneys, advocates, and direct service providers can utilize to protect the rights of those living with HIV.
CART services will be available.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS PROGRAM IS NOT FOR CLE CREDIT.
Speakers will be the Forger Award 2020 recipients:
– Yolanda French Lollis – Managing Attorney, AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania
– Armen H. Merjian – Legal Director, Housing Works/HIV Law Project
– Scott Schoettes – Counsel and the HIV Project Director, Lambda Legal
– William McColl – Past Vice President for Advocacy and Policy, AIDS United
– Jesse Milan, Jr. – President and CEO, AIDS United
Moderator:
– Margaret Drew – Chair, ABA HIV/AIDS Impact Project; Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts School of Law
Joint Sponsors: ABA HIV/AIDS Impact Project, ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice, ABA Center for Human Rights
