NYAIL’s 2010 Statewide Conference to be held  October 5-6, 2010

The 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act:  Advancing the Promise for Justice

The Hilton Garden Inn &
The Rensselaer Banquet and Conference Facility 
235 Hoosick Street
Troy, NY 12180

About the Conference

More than 250 people with disabilities and older New Yorkers will be taking action for independence at NYAIL's 2010 Statewide Conference. This year is the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the foundational civil rights legislation which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, State and local government, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation, and telecommunications.

While the ADA was passed with great hopes for increased inclusion of people with disabilities of all ages in society, the promise for justice has been incompletely realized. To advance that promise, now and in the future, disability advocates and their supporters will need to take action for independence and justice. NYAIL's 2010 Conference is an opportunity to create a roadmap to a future in which the barriers to full community integration for people with disabilities are removed and the promise of the ADA is fulfilled in New York State.

The conference will provide valuable information to people with disabilities and their families, board members, and staff of Independent Living Centers and other disability rights organizations, vocational rehabilitation professionals, policy makers, older New Yorkers, youth with disabilities, government agency representatives, and local business professionals.

Who Should Attend

The conference will provide valuable information to people with disabilities and their families, board members, and staff of Independent Living Centers and other disability rights organizations, vocational rehabilitation professionals, policy makers, older New Yorkers, youth with disabilities, government agency representatives, and local business professionals.