In a country where 1.1 million people have some kind of impairment, the chances are that you have clients, would-be clients, staff or other stakeholders who form part of the Deaf and disabled community. How does this impact their ability to access legal services, whether required or elective? How accessible and inclusive is your own practice? How are the courts responding to this challenge?
In this session, our expert panel will help you get to grips with the sorts of disability-related issues that might be encountered in practice, how members of the legal industry can support disabled clients, what’s being done in courts to provide supports and accommodations, and what’s ahead for improving access to justice for almost a quarter of our population.
All members of the legal industry ie lawyers, legal executives, managers (office, practice), administrators (receptionists, PAs etc), court staff, members of the disabled community interested in accessibility in the legal space.
Her Honour Judge Inglis, Chief Employment Court Judge;
Geraldine Lewis, General Manager, Auckland Disability Law Centre;
Nick Johnston, Community Educator, Auckland Disability Law Centre;
Tyrone Toia, Senior Solicitor, Russell McVeagh
Chair: Olivia Kelly, Senior Lecturer, Public Health & Interdisciplinary Studies, Auckland University of Technology