Twenty Years of the ADA
A Look Back,
A Look Forward, and
Where We Are Now
A Discussion with
Paul J. Tobin
President and CEO, United Spinal Association
and
Lawrence Carter-Long
Disabilities Rights Activist
Mid-Manhattan Library
40th Street and 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10016
212-340-0837
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
6:30 p.m. on the 6th floor
About the presenters:
Paul J. Tobin, a Long Island native with a backgroundin Civil Engineering, served as an officer with the U.S. Navy. Since sustaining a spinal cord injury in 1993, he has worked in a number of positions with the United Spinal Association (then known as the Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association) before being unanimously appointed to his current position in 2006. Mr. Tobin stresses the tradition of service that is the legacy of United Spinal Association and urges individuals with disabilities to “continually challenge the limitations imposed by attitudes, medical technology, society, and government.”
Lawrence Carter-Long recipient of a 2010 Paul G. Hearne Award from the American Association of People with Disabilities and the 2009 Frieda Zames Advocacy Award, is more likely to be seen wielding a microphone than a picket sign. Known for his expertise in communications and media, notable news outlets including National Public Radio, the New York Times, the BBC, NBC’s Today Show, CNN and DiversityInc. have sought his expertise on a wide range of issues ranging from media portrayal of disability, self determination, medical ethics and important quality of life issues like employment, transportation and housing. Mr. Carter-Long is the founder and curator of the critically acclaimed disTHIS! Film Series: disability through a whole new lens, and has performed with Heidi Latksy’s provocatively-titled modern dance ensemble GIMP since 2007. He was appointed to the New York State Independent Living Council in March 2010. He worked with the Disabilities Network of NYC in various roles, including Executive Director, from 2005 until May 2010.
The program will have Real-time (CART) captioning, and assistive listening devices will be available. ASL interpreters will be provided upon request with two weeks advance notice.
