The Disability Rights Movement in Israel
Visiting Professor Sagit Mor will be presenting "Disability Rights Movement in Israel: Sources, Achievements, and Challenges" on Feb 1, at 12:30pm in Thomson 317. You can find more information about her lecture here: http://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/disability-in-israel/
Abstract: In recent years, Israel has witnessed a growing movement of people with disabilities who claim their rights and fight for their place in society through legal and other means. This development was a result of changes in Israeli society, in the disability community, and in the legal arena. Prof. Sagit Mor will address the local and global forces that shaped the history of disability activism in Israel, that are characterized by the turn from charity to welfare to rights. While the disability activism, protests, and lobbying efforts led to some remarkable achievements they still face significant challenges.
Bio: Sagit Mor is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Haifa Faculty of Law, Israel. She is an Israel Institute Teaching Fellow visiting the University of Washington for the 2015-2016 academic year (affiliated with Law Societies and Justice program (LSJ) and the Jewish Studies program). Following the completion of her doctoral studies at New York University School of Law, she was an Ed Roberts postdoctoral fellow in disability studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Her doctoral dissertation won the Association for the Study of Law Culture and the Humanities 2007 Dissertation Award.
Please note, this event is a Brown Bag Lunch. No need to RSVP, seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.