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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
FROM PRINCIPLES TO PRACTICE
An International Disability Law and Policy Symposium — October 22-26, 2000
December, 2000

 
ARGENTINA:
Christian Courtis, Attorney/Law Professor
University of Buenos Aires/Public Interest Actions Clinical Network Coordination
Hipolito Yrigoyen 1954 2do. 9 (1089)
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Telephone:(54-11) 4952 5992
Fax:(54-11) 4372 5760
E-mail:courtis@netizen.com.ar
 
Isabel Ferreira, Attorney
Public Defender's Office of the City of Buenos Aires
Gorriti 4038, P.B. Depto. 1
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Telephone:4338-4900 ext. 7666
Fax:4338-4900 ext. 7657
E-mail:dmaffia@buenosaires.gov.ar
 
Eduardo Joly, President
Fundacion Rumbos
Luis Maria Campos 1436- 10A
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Telephone: (5411) 4784-7155
Fax:(5411) 4784-7155
E-mail:ejoly@rumbos.org.ar
 
AUSTRALIA:
Melinda Jones, Faculty of Law
University of New South Wales
Sydney UNSW 2052
Australia
Telephone:+61 2 9371 0822
Fax: + 61 2 9371 0368
E-mail: m.jones@unsw.edu.au

AUSTRIA:
Bernadette Feuerstein
Independent Living Vienna
Laxenburgerstrasse 28
Vienna
Austria
Telephone:00 431 602 5776
Fax:00 431 715 5831
E-mail:bernadette.feuerstein@blackbox.net
 
Eva Thorpe
Integration Vienna, Living and Learning Together
Arabellag. 11, 1230 Wien
Vienna
Austria
Telephone:889 39 68
Fax:889 39 684
E-mail:thorpe@isis.wu-wien.ac.at
 
BELGIUM:
Yannis Vardakastanis, President
European Disability Forum / National Confederation of Disabled People — Greece
Square Ambiorin, 32 Box 21 — B — 1000
Brussels
Belgium
Telephone:0032 2 282 4600
Fax:0032 2 282 46 09
E-mail:director@edf-feph.org
 
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA:
Faruk Sabanovic, President
Center for Self Reliance
Cemalusa 1
Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Telephone:38771 663 337
Fax:38771 663337
E-mail:scsr@bih.net.ba
 
BRAZIL:
Ana Paula Crosara de Resende, Attorney
Associacao dos Paraplegicos de Uberlandia (ARUPA)
Av. Rondon Pacheco, 4265/101, b. Aparecida, 38400-050
Uberlandia
Brazil
Telephone:55-0 ** 343-212-3866
Fax:55-0 ** 343-232-2206
E-mail:resende@triang.com.br or advogar@triang.com.br
 
Geraldo Marcos Nogueira Pinto, Executive Director
Centro de Vida Independente do Rio de Janeiro — CVI Rio
Rua Margues de Sao Vicente, 225 Gavea
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Telephone:055 (21) 518 1088
Fax:055 (21) 239 6547
E-mail:cvirj@cvi.puc-rio.com.br or genogue@terra.com.br
 
CANADA:
Jerome E. Bickenbach, Professor
Department of Philosophy and Faculty of Law, Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario
Canada
Telephone:(613) 533 2182
Fax:(613) 533 6545
E-mail:bickenba@post.queensu.ca, bickenbachj@WHO.CH
 
Patricia Bregman, LLB, Manager, Planning and Information Services
Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division
180 Dundas Street W., Suite 2301
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Z8
Canada
Telephone:(416) 977-5580 ext. 4157
Fax:(416) 977-2264
E-mail:psb@sympatico.ca
 
 
M. David Lepofsky, C.M., Chair
Ontarians with Disabilities Act Committee
60 Pleasant Blvd., Apartment 1607
Toronto, Ontario M4T 1K1
Canada
Telephone:(416) 968-6446
Fax:(416) 326-4656
E-mail:lepofsky@echo-on.net
 
CHILE:
Maria Soledad Cisternas Reyes, Director
Equality Versus Discrimination
School of Law, University Diego Portales
Eliodoro Yanez 809 of. 13
Santiago
Chile
Telephone:56-02-2362901
Fax:56-02-2363018
E-mail:mscisternas@netscape.net
 
CHINA (see also Hong Kong):
Jia Yang, Vice President
China Association of the Blind
11 Peabody Terrace, Apt. 2002
Cambridge, MA 02138
Telephone:617-384-1554
E-mail:jia_yang@ksg01.harvard.edu
 
COSTA RICA:
Rodrigo Jimenez, Program Director
Rights of Peoples with Disabilities (ILANUD)
P.O. Box 750-1000
San Jose
Costa Rica
Telephone:506-2575826
Fax:506-2337175
E-mail:rodrigoj@micron.ilanud.or.cr or rodjisa@hotmail.com
 
 
Federico Montero, M.D.
Asociacion Costarricense de Discapacitados
Apartado 845 — 1007
San Jose
Costa Rica
Telephone:(506) 290-0872
Fax:(506) 290-2556
E-mail:fmontero@sol.racsa.co.cr
 
EL SALVADOR:
Maria Dolores Cousin de Nobs, Executive Director
Teleton Pro-Rehabilitation Foundation
Calle El Pedregal y Av. L-E Jardines de La Hacienda
Cdad. Merliot Ant Cuscatlan
El Salvador
Telephone:503-289-0868
Fax:503-289-0432
E-mail:funter98@hotmail.com
 
ESTONIA:
Eva Tiitus, Executive Director
Estonian Patient Advocacy Association
Paldiski Road 52/11A
Tallinn 10614
Estonia
Telephone:+372 6566429
Fax:+372 6566428
E-mail:epe@anet.ee
 
FINLAND:
Maija Konkolla, Architect
National Association of the Disabled in Finland
Kumpulantie 1 A
FIN-00520 Helsinki
Finland
Telephone:+358 9 61319291
Fax:+358 9 8771272
E-mail:maija.konkkola@invalidiliitto.fi
 
FRANCE:
Marika Demangeon
30, rue de l'Aurore
St Germain en Laye (Zip Code :78100)
France
Telephone : 33 1 39 21 84 03
Fax : the same
e-mail : marika.demangeon@noos.fr
Personal Website : http://marika.demangeon.free.fr
DPI France Website : http://gfph.free.fr
 
GERMANY:
Theresia Degener, LL.M.
Professor
University of Applied Sciences
Evangelische Fachhochschule
Rheinland-Westfalen-Lippe
Immanuel-Kant-Strasse 18-20
44803 Bochum
Germany
Telephone:(0234) 36901-183
Fax:(0234) 36901-100
E-mail:degener@efh-bochum.de
 
Ottmar Miles-Paul, Disability Consultant
Goethestr.12
34119 Kassel
Germany
Telephone:+49 (0) 561 / 99 77 172
Fax:+49 (0) 40 3603 6917 64
E-mail:omilespaul@aol.com
 
GHANA:
Yaa Yeboah
Tooks Court Chambers
14 Tooks Court
Cursitor Street
London EC4A 1JY
United Kingdom
Fax:(44-20)405-6680
E-mail:yyeboah@ukonline.co.uk
 
GREECE:
Christos Alexiou, Professor, Greek Society for the Protection of Autistic People (GSPAP)
2 Athenas Str
Athens 105 51
Greece
Telephone:00301-3216550
Fax:00301-3216549
E-mail:gspap@internet.gr
 
GUATEMALA:
Silvia Quan, Member, Sensibilization Committee
National Council for the Disabled (CONADI)
8 calle 7-52 zona 1
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Telephone:(502) 232 4207
Fax:(502) 232 4207
E-mail:silviaq@intelnet.net.gt
 
HONG KONG:
Frederick Kin-sang Tong, Director (Disability)
Hong Kong Equal Opportunities Commission
Unit 2002, 20/F., Office Tower, Convention Plaza
1 Harbour Road
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
China
Telephone:(852) 2106-2220
Fax:(852) 2511-8142
E-mail:frederick@eoc.org.hk
 
HUNGARY:
Judit Fridli, Chair
Hungarian Civil Liberties Union
Eszek utca 8/b fszt.2
Budapest
Hungary
Telephone:361-209-0046
Fax:361-209-0046
E-mail:tarasag@elender.hu
 
Gabor Gombos
Mental Health Interest Forum Hungary
European Network of (Ex-)Users and Survivors of Psychiatry
31 Klauzal Street
Budapest H-1072

Hungary
Telephone:+361 268 9917
Fax:+361 268 9917
E-mail:gombosg@mail.matav.hu
 
INDIA:
 
Javed Abidi, Executive Director
National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People
25, Green Park Extension, Yusuf Sarai
New Delhi — 110 016
India
Telephone:91-11-6962722, 68654306, 6967910,
Fax:91-11-6963030
E-mail:ncpedp@vsnl.com ; pncpedp@vsnl.com ; jabidi@del6.vsnl.net.in
 
Anand Grover, Project Director
Lawyers Collective HIV/AIDS Unit
7/10 Botawalla Building, 2nd Floor, Horniman Circle
Mumbai — 400 023
India
Telephone:91 22 267 6213 / 19
Fax:91 22 270 2563
E-mail:aidslaw@vsnl.com
 
Dr. Sruti Mohapatra, Convenor, Women's Committee
DPI
A/99 Budhanagar
Bhubaneswar
India
Telephone:91-674-313311
Fax:91-674-313313
E-mail:sruti_m@hotmail.com
 
 
IRELAND:
Dr. Gerard Quinn
Disability Law and Policy Research Unit, Faculty of Law
National University of Ireland
Galway
Ireland
Telephone:00-353-91-524411
Fax:00-353-91-750506
E-mail:gerard.quinn@nuigalway.ie
 
ISRAEL:
Dan Orenstein, Director, Legislation and Legal Counsel (Labour Law and Social Rights)
Ministry of Justice, Israel
29 Salah-a-din Street
P.O. Box 1087
Jerusalem 91010
Israel
Telephone:972-2-6466654
Fax:972-2-5869473
E-mail:danoren@netvision.net.il
 
ITALY:
Giampiero Griffo, PhD, Chair
DPI-Europe
Via De Simone 25
81038 Trentola-Ducenta
Italy
Telephone: +39 348 3208071
Fax:+39 081 8140692
E-mail:giambatman@tin.it
 
JAMAICA:
Derrick Palmer, Regional Director
Disabled Persons' Organizations of the Caribbean
Ministry of Labour Building, First Floor, Room 203
Kingston
Jamaica
Telephone:(876) 967-9439
Fax:(876) 922-2155
E-mail:dpoc@cwjamaica.com
 
JAPAN:
Midori Hirano, Vice Chairperson
DPI — Japan
475-1 Jozan-shimodai-machi
Kumamoto 860-0066
Japan
Telephone:81-96-319-4080
Fax:81-96-319-4081
E-mail:milly@pastel.ocn.ne.jp
 
Yoshikazu Ikehara, Attorney at Law
Tokyo Advocacy Law Office
3-18-11-501 Hongo Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo
Japan
Telephone:81(3)3816-2061
Fax:81(3)3816-2063
E-mail:yikehar@attglobal.net
 
KAZAKHSTAN:
Vitaliy Gromov, Attorney
Special Olympics Kazakhstan
500 Riverside Drive, 2D
New York, NY 10027
Telephone:(212) 280-5412
E-mail:vgromo@law.columbia.edu
 
KENYA:
Michael Angaga, Coordinator
Network of African People Living with HIV/AIDS (NAP)
P.O. Box 30218
Nairobi
Kenya
Telephone:254 2 228776
Fax:254 251324
E-mail:nap@africaonline.co.ke
 
 
Samuel Njuguna Kabue, Director, Advocacy Programme
National Council of Churches of Kenya
Box 45009
Nairobi
Kenya
Telephone:254 2 215560/217760
Fax:254 2 215169
E-mail:ncckadv@iconnect.co.ke
 
KOREA:
Choe Min, President
Disabled Peoples' International Seoul
16-3, Guei-Dong, Kwangjin-Ku 143-200
Seoul
Korea
Telephone:447-0277 / 764-5764
Fax:447-0276 / 745-7346
E-mail:dpikorea@chollian.net
 
LEBANON:
Dr. Nawaf Kabbana, President
Arab Organization of Disabled People (AODP)
P.O. Box 113-5157
Hamra, Beirut
Lebanon
Telephone:961-1-73829617
Fax:961-1-73829617
E-mail:aodpb@hotmail.com
 
Jahda Abon Khalil, General Director
National Association for the Rights of Disabled People in Lebanon
P.O. Box 113-5152
Hamra, Beruit
Lebanon
Telephone:961-1-73829617
Fax:961-1-73829617
E-mail:nard@cyheva.net.L6
 
 
LITHUANIA:
Inga Zapkute
Program Coordinator
Lithuanian Welfare Society for Persons with Mental Disabilities (Viltis)
Kastonu g. 2/14 — 17
Vilnius LT-2001
Lithuania
Telephone:370 2 615223
Fax:370 2 510820
E-mail:ingazapkute@centras.lt
 
MACEDONIA:
Ilija Gligoroski. Secretary
Association WELCOME for Support of People with Psychosis
Str. Ivan Cankar
1000 Skopje
Macedonia
Telephone:++389 91 337 111; 335 131
Fax:++389 91 337 111
E-mail:vortakov@hotmail.com
 
Verica Tancorova, Mental Health Coordinator
American Refugee Committee International
Nikola Tesla 11
Skopje
Macedonia
Telephone:++ 389 91 374 452
Fax:++ 389 91 374 046
E-mail:arcmh@mol.com or etanchora@hotmail.com
 
MALAWI:
Susan Chitimbe, Executive Director
Disabled Women in Development
Box 945
Blantyre
Malawi
Telephone:265-620622
Fax:265-620606
E-mail:adminservices@netbankmw.com
 
 
MAURITIUS:
Azize Bankur, Head of Rehabilitation Unit
National Council for the Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons
Ministry of Social Security
Renganaden Seeneevassen Building
Cnr. Maillard and Pope Hennessy Streets
Port Louis
Mauritius
Telephone:(230) 208-9913
Fax:(230) 210-3216
 
MEXICO:
Garcia Toro Marco Antonio, President
Colimehses pro Personas con Discapacidad Mental
Pimehtel Llerenas 254 Centro
Colima, Colima
Mexico
Telephone: 331 45259
Fax: 331 45025
E-mail:prodime@prodigy.com

Maria Eugenia Antunez
Disabled Peoples International
Cda. de Hernan cortes No. 86-1
Col Tlacopac San Angel, D.F.
Mexico City
Mexico
Telephone:(525) 662 80 34
Fax:(525) 661 49 09
E-mail:maruantu@mail.internet.com.mx
 
Humberto Cruz
Licenciado en Administracion de Empresas
Av. San Antonio No. 256 Col. Ampliacion Napoles
Mexico City
Mexico
Telephone:55 63 34 00 ext. 224
Fax:01152 55988044
E-mail:cmuebler@canacintra.org.mx
 
 
Santiago Velázquez Duarte, President
International Organization on Independent Living for People with Disabilities
Congreso No. 20 Col. Tlalpan CP 14000
Mexico City
Mexico
Telephone:+52 5 513 12 91
Fax:+52 5 573 15 40 ext. 198, 168, 159
E-mail:santiago@vidaindependiente.com
 
NETHERLANDS:
Equal Opportunities Commission/Commissie gelijke behandeling
att. Aart Hendriks, Commissioner
PO Box 16001
3500 DA Utrecht
The Netherlands
e-mail:henrui@zonnet.nl

Yolan Koster-Dreese
Kantel Konsult
Heradreef 12
Utrecht 3561ED
Netherlands
Telephone:31 302611436
Fax:31 302614666
E-mail:yolan@kantel.nl
 
Dr. Agnes van Wijnen, General Secretary
The Dutch Council of Disabled People
Zandvoorterweg 6
9658 PN Eexterveen
Netherlands
Telephone:00-31-(0)598-468 987
Fax:00-31-(0)30-2970 111
E-mail:wijnen.ruijgers@wxs.nl or wijnen@gehandicaptenraad.nl
 
 
Lisa Waddington
METRO, Maastricht University
Postbus 616
Netherlands
Telephone:++31 43 3883253
Fax:++31 43 3259091
E-mail:lisa.waddington@facburfdr.unimaas.nl
 
NEW ZEALAND:
Huhana Hickey, LL.B, BSocSci
DPA, Tainui — Ngati Tahinga, Ngati Whakaue
P.O. Box 4467
Hamilton East
New Zealand
Telephone:+64 (07) 858 2686
E-mail:huhanna@hotmail.com
 
Wendi Wicks, Policy Researcher
The Assembly of People with Disabilities (DPA-NZ, Inc.)
Box 27-524
Wellington
New Zealand
Telephone:64-4-801-9100
Fax:64-4-801-9565
E-mail:wendi@dpa.org.nz
 
NICARAGUA:
Orlando Perez, Secretary
CEPRI
Km 14, 5 Carrelera Masaya in haira
Veracruz, Managua
Nicaragua
Telephone:505-279-9074
Fax:505-279-9074
E-mail:masatepel@yahoo.com or amig@ibw.com.ni
 
 

PANAMA:
Fausto Perez, Director
Andres Toro Rehabilitation Center for Blind Adults
Plaza Edison 4th Piso
Panama City
Panama
Telephone:(507) 260-4465
Fax:(507) 279-1503
 
Javier Vasquez, Consultant
Pan American Health Organization
4849 Connecticut Ave., NW, No. 631
Washington, DC
Telephone:(202) 974-3762
Fax:(202) 974-3609
E-mail:vasquezj@paho.org
 
PARAGUAY:
Anibal Saucedo Rodas, Comonieador ij Liceneiado en Filosojio
Instituto Nacional de Profeccionb a Personas Excepcional
Jeruti ij Jaearanda
Fernando de loi mora
Paraguay
Telephone:595-21-670665
Fax:595-21-670665/670666
 
PERU:
Vanessa Thorsen, Commissioner
Ombudsman Peru
Jr. Miroquesada 375 5to piso
Lima
Peru
Telephone:511-426-4626 ext. 246
Fax:511-426-4626 ext. 263
E-mail:vthorsen@ombudsman.gob.pe
 
 
Ricardo Zevallos Arevalo, Commissioner Lawyer
Ombudsman Peru
Jiron Antonio Miroquesada No. 376 — 5to. Piso-Lima
Lima
Peru
Telephone:(511) 4264626 — 4264611
Fax:(511) 4265617
E-mail:rzevallos@ombudsman.gob.pe
 
PHILIPPINES:
Venus M. Ilagan, President
National Federation of 236 Grassroots Organizations of
Persons with Disabilities in the Philippines (KAMPI)
Unit 701 Merchant Square Condominium
1386 E. Rodriguez Avenue corner Mabolo St.
1112 Quezon City
Philippines
Telephone: (632) 411 9655
Fax:(632) 412 0506
E-mail:bbc701@surfshop.net.ph
 
POLAND:
Olga Janaszek, President
Mielnica Foundation
U. Szpitalna 43
62-504 Konin
Poland
Telephone:+ 48 63 244-2255
Fax: +48 63 244-3171
E-mail:olga@giotto.art.pl or fundacja@mielnica.org.pl
 
Jan Andrzej Szwajca, Master of Law
Association for Mental Health "Brotherhood of Hearts"
Ul. Jozefa 1/1
Krakow
Poland
Telephone:48 12 430 6791
E-mail:biuro@braterstwo.org.pl
 
 
NAMIBIA, REPUBLIC OF:
Lynita Conradie
P.O. Box 604
Windhoek
Republic of Namibia
Telephone:264 61 223356
Fax:264 61 234953
E-mail:lynitac@iafrica.com.na
 
RUSSIA:
Sergey Koloskov, President
Down Syndrome Association
Myasnitskaya, 13, fl.3
Russia 101000 Moscow
Telephone:+7+095 925-64-76
Fax:+7+095 925-64-76
E-mail:ads@rmt.ru
 
SOUTH AFRICA:
Jennifer Joni. Attorney
AIDS Law Project, Centre for Applied Legal Studies
University of Witwatersrand
Private Bag 3, Wits, 2050
Johannesburg
South Africa
Telephone:(27-11) 717-8600 / 717-8635
Fax:(27-11) 403-2341
E-mail:125je2jo@solon.law.wits.ac.za or jonij@law.wits.9c.z9
 
Michael Masutha, Advocate
P.O. Box 15
Parliament
South Africa
Telephone:021-403-2305/2845
Fax:021-403-2070
 
 
SPAIN:
Jose Maria Ballesteros
Spanish National Council Representing People with Disabilities (CERMI)
Sebastian Herrera, 1 5 4a pl.
28012 Madrid
Spain
Telephone:34-91-5068899
Fax:34-91-5393487
E-mail:psaucedo@mad.servicom.es
 
Pilar Saucedo, International Affairs Advisor
CERME
Sebastian Herrera, 154
28012 Madrid
Spain
Telephone:34-91-5068899
Fax:34-91-5068899
E-mail:psaucedo@mad.servicom.es
 
SWEDEN:
Susanne Berg
Independent Living Sweden
Luntmakargatan 86 A
113 51 Stockholm
Sweden
Telephone:+46 8 15 73 54
Fax:+46 8 15 73 54
E-mail:s-b-berg@algonet.se

Paul Lappalainen, Attorney
Independent Living Center Sweden
Kocksgatan 9
116 24 Stockholm
Sweden
Telephone:00 +46 +8 7140788
Fax:00 +46 +8 411 6654
E-mail:paul.lappalainen@stockholm.mail.telia.com
 
 
SWITZERLAND:
Caroline Klein, Doctor in Law
DOK
Effingerstr 55,
3012 Berne
Switzerland
Telephone: +41 31 398 50 65
Fax: +41 31 398 50 66
E-mail:caroline.klein@egalite-handicap.ch
 
Ruedi Prerost, Master of Law
Pro Infirmis Switzerland
Via Gero
CH-6986 Novaggio
Switzerland
Telephone:++41 91 606 83 18
Fax:++41 91 606 83 20
E-mail:prerost@bluewin.ch
 
UGANDA:
Margaret Baba Diri, Member of Parliament
Government of the Republic Of Uganda
P. O. Box 7178
Kampala
Uganda
Telephone:256-041-223882
Mobile:256-077-523943
E-mail:cbr@swiftuganda.com
 
Nayiga Florence Ssekabira
MP/Minister of State for Elderly and Disability Affairs
PO Box 8567
Kampala
Uganda
Fax:+256(41) 221240
E-mail:cbr@swiftuganda.com
 
UNITED KINGDOM:
Jeremy Cooper, Professor
Middlesex University
The Burroughs, Hendon
London NW4 3BT
United Kingdom
Telephone:00 44 20 8411 5000
Fax:44 23 80769183
E-mail:jeremycooper1@hotmail.com
 
 
Dr. Rowena Daw
Royal National Insitute for Deaf People
19-23 Featherston Street
London EC1 YSL
United Kingdom
Telephone:020 7296-8056
Fax:020 7296-8035
E-mail:Rowena.Daw@rnid.org.uk

Caroline Gooding
Disability Rights Commission
222 Grays Inn Road
London wc1X8HL
United Kingdom
Telephone: 0207 211 4139
Fax:0207 211 4141
E-mail:caroline.gooding@drc-gb.org
 
Richard Light, Research and Publications Director
Disability Awareness in Action
11 Belgrave Road
London, SW1V 1RB
United Kingdom
Telephone:+ 44 20 7834 0477
Fax:+44 20 7821 9539
E-mail:research@daa.org.uk
 
David Ruebain, Attorney
Levenes Solicitors
Ashley House, 235-239 High Road
London N22 8HF
United Kingdom
Telephone:020 8826 1322
Fax:020 8829 9747
E-mail:druebain@levenes.co.uk

UKRAINE:
Oleg Polozyuk
Paralegal Organization Peoples on Wheelchairs
Vilyamsa 11 korp. 1 R. 80
Kiev, 03191
Ukraine
Telephone:380-044-484-6909
E-mail:agat@mbox.com.ua

VENEZUELA:
Yelitza John Rangel
Psicoalogne Jefe Secretaria Ejecutiva
Fundacione para el Desanollo de la Educacion Especial
Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deportes
Piso 12 Esquina de Setagracia-Salas
Caracas
Venezuela
Telephone:02-5646050
Fax:02-5646050
E-mail:ffernand@me.gov.ve
 
ZAMBIA:
David Mukwasa, Trustee and Executive Director
Disacare Wheelchair Centre Trust
Private Bag 232X RW
Lusaka
Zambia
Telephone:260 1 261712
Fax:260 1 261712
E-mail:disacare@zamnet.zm
 
Elijah Ngwale, Program Facilitator
Zambia Disability Issues and Human Rights Vision Program 1999-2002 (ZAMDFP)
P.O. Box 36390
Lusaka
Zambia
Telephone:260 286 529
Fax:260 286 529
E-mail:zafod@zamnet.zm
 
ZIMBABWE:
Joshua Teke Malinga
Pan African Federation of the Disabled
46 Herbert Chitepo Street
P.O. Box 2213, Bulawayo
Zimbabwe
Telephone:66764 / 69356
Fax:61269 / 66764
 
U.S. FEDERAL AGENCY SPONSOR PARTICIPANTS:
Kathleen A. Blank, Attorney Program Specialist
National Council on Disability
1331 F Street NW, Suite 1050
Washington, DC 20004-1107
Telephone: (202) 272-2019 (voice)
(202) 272-2074 (TTY)
Fax:(202) 272-2022
E-mail:kblank@NDC.gov
 
Crystal Blyler, Ph.D., Social Science Analyst
Center for Mental Health Services
Rm. 11-C022, 5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Telephone: (301) 443-3653
Fax: (301) 443-0541
E-mail:cblyler@samhsa.gov
 
Marca Bristo, Chairperson
National Council on Disability
1331 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20004
Telephone: (202) 272-2004
Fax:(202) 272-2022
E-mail:mbristo@aol.com
 
Susan Daniels, Deputy Commissioner
Social Security Administration
Disability and Income Security Programs
6401 Security Blvd., Room 100
Baltimore, MD 21235
Telephone:(410) 965-0100
Fax:(410) 965-9063
E-mail:susan.m.daniels@ssa.gov
 

Diedre Davis
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Equal Employment Opportunity and Civil Rights
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street NW, Room 4216
Washington, DC 20520
Telephone:(202) 647-9294
Facsimile:(202) 647-4969
E-mail:davisda@state.gov

Patricia Laird, Consultant
Presidential Task Force
1450 Nestlewood Court
Crofton, MD 21114
Telephone:(301) 858-1627
Fax:(301) 858-0588
E-mail:soluability@tfnmail.com
 
Becky Ogle, Executive Director
Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Suite S-2220
Washington, DC 20210
Telephone:(202) 693-4939 (voice)
(202) 693-4920 (TTY)
Fax:(202) 693-4929
E-mail:ptfead@dol.gov
 
Mildred Owens
Social Security Administration
Disability and Income Security Programs
6401 Security Blvd., Room 100
Baltimore, MD 21235
Telephone:(410) 965-0100
Fax:(410) 965-9063
E-mail:Mildred.Owens@ssa.gov
 
Jeff Rosen, Executive Director
National Council on Disability
1331 F Street NW, Suite 1050
Washington, DC 20004-1107
Telephone:(202) 272-2019 (voice)
(202) 272-2074 (TTY)
Fax:(202) 272-2022
E-mail:jrosen@NCD.gov
 
Marie Parker Strahan, Senior Policy Advisor
Social Security Administration
Disability and Income Security Programs
6401 Security Blvd., Room 100
Baltimore, MD 21235
Telephone:(410) 965-0100
Fax:(410) 965-9063
E-mail:Marie.P.Strahan@ssa.gov

Georgia Thrower, Special Assistant
Social Security Administration
Disability and Income Security Programs
6401 Security Blvd., Room 100
Baltimore, MD 21235
Telephone:(410) 965-0100
Fax:(410) 965-9063
E-mail:georgia.thrower@ssa.gov

Theda Wiles Zawaiza, Ph.D
Consultant and Senior Policy Advisor
Social Security Administration
Disability and Income Security Programs
6401 Security Blvd., Room 100
Baltimore, MD 21235
Telephone:(410) 965-0100
Fax:(410) 965-9063
E-mail: theda.w.zawaiza@ssa.gov
 
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PARTICIPANTS:
Philip Breen, Special Legal Counsel
U.S. Department of Justice
P.O. Box 66738
Washington, DC 20035-6738
Telephone:(202) 616-7526
Fax:(202) 307-1198
E-mail:Philip.L.Breen@usdoj.gov
 
Liz Savage
U.S. Department of Justice
P.O. Box 65808
Washington, DC 20035-5808
Phone:(202) 514-7173
Fax:(202) 514-0293
E-mail:liz.savage@usdoj.gov
 

John Wodatch, Chief, Disability Rights Section
Civil Rights Division
U.S. Department of Justice
P.O. Box 66738
Washington, DC 20035
Telephone:(202) 307-2227
Fax:(202) 307-1198
E-mail:John.L.Wodatch@usdoj.gov

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PARTICIPANT:
Michael Winter, Associate Administrator for Budget and Policy
U.S. Department of Transportation
400 7th Street, SW, Room 9310
Washington, DC 20950
Telephone:(202) 366-4050
Fax:(202) 366-7116
E-mail:michael.winter@fta.dot.gov
 
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:
Judith Heumann, Assistant Secretary
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
U.S. Department of Education
600 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202
Telephone:(202) 205-5465
Fax:(202) 205-9252
E-mail:judith-heumann@ed.gov
 

THE WHITE HOUSE:
Jonathan Young, Associate Director for Disability Outreach
Office of Public Liaison
The White House
Washington, DC 20502
Telephone:(202) 456-7032
E-mail:jonathan_young@whitehouse.gov
 
U.S. RELIEF ORGANIZATION:
Mary Lou Hunt, Consultant–Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities
International Rescue Committee
122 East 42nd St., 12th Floor
New York, NY 10168
Telephone: (212) 551-2731
E-mail:mary_lou@theIRC

U.S. LAW SCHOOLS:
Robert Burgdorf, Jr., Professor
District of Columbia School of Law
4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Building 38
Washington, DC 20008
Telephone:(202) 274-7334
Fax:(202) 274-5583
 

Matthew Diller, Professor of Law
Fordham University School of Law
140 West 62nd Street
New York, NY 10023-7485
Telephone:(212) 636-6980
Fax:(212) 636-6899
E-mail:mdiller@mail.lawnet.fordham.edu
 
Stanley S. Herr, Professor of Law
University of Maryland School of Law, Clinical Law Office
515 West Lombard Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-1783
Telephone: (410) 706-3191
Fax: (410) 706-5856
 
Arlene Kanter, Professor of Law
Syracuse University College of Law
Suite 312
Syracuse, NY 13244-1030
Telephone:(315) 443-4582
Fax:(315) 443-3636
E-mail:kantera@law.syr.edu
 
 
U.S. PRESS:
Paul Bamundo, Manager
Strategy and Business Development–WE Media Inc.,
130 William St., 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10038
Telephone:(212) 931-6700
Fax: (212) 931-6716
E-mail:paulb@staff.wemedia.com
 
Tai Du, Community Affairs Manager
HalfthePlanet.com
1875 Eye Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone:(202) 429-6810
Fax:(202) 429-6813
E-mail:tdu@halftheplanet.com
 
John D. Kemp, Chief Community Officer
HalfthePlanet.com
1875 Eye Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone:(202) 429-6810
Fax:(202) 429-6813
E-mail:jkemp@halftheplanet.com
 
DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION AND DEFENSE FUND:
Unless otherwise noted, all DREDF participants can be reached at:
2212 Sixth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
Telephone:510-644-2555 (voice and TTY)
Fax:510-841-8645
Anna Bergman, Development Assistant
E-mail:abergman@dredf.org
 
Mary Lou Breslin, Director, Research Programs
E-mail:mlb99@aol.com
 
Jillian Cutler, Student/Volunteer
441 King's College
Cambridge, CB2 1S1
United Kingdom
Telephone:01223 514530
E-mail:jmc66@caw.ac.uk
 
Deborah Doctor, Development Director
E-mail:djd1950@aol.com
 
Cara Galbraith, DREDF Consultant
Winrock International, Leadership and Human Development
Home office: 817 18th Street
Richmond, CA 94801
Telephone:(510) 234-0255
Fax:(510) 234-0255
E-mail:cgalbraith@winrock.org
 
Marilyn Golden, Policy Analyst
E-mail:mgolden@wli.net
 
Susan Henderson, Director of Administration
E-mail:shenderson@dredf.org
 
Jenny Kern, Consulting Attorney
2423 Woolsey Street
Berkeley, CA 94704
Telephone:(510) 644-1205
Fax:(510) 841-8645
E-mail:jkernsesq@aol.com
 
Arlene Mayerson, Directing Attorney
E-mail:amayerson@dredf.org
 
Bonnie Milstein, Director, Community Development Project
E-mail:bmilstein@dredf.org
 
Cam Schwartz, Volunteer
No. 16 2024-57 Street
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada
Telephone:(780) 990- 9830
E-mail:camschwartz@hotmail.com
 
 
Patrisha Wright, Director, Government Affairs
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF)
1629 K St. NW, Suite 802
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone:(202) 986-0375
Fax:(202) 775-7465
E-mail:pwright@dredf.org
 
Silvia Yee, Consulting Attorney
16 Hillcrest Court
Berkeley, CA 94705
Telephone:(510) 985-2711
Fax:(510) 841-8645
E-mail:silviyee@uclink4.berkeley.educ or shenlee97@eudoramail.com

U.S. NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION PARTICIPANTS:
Jeanne Argoff, Executive Director
Disability Funders Network
2529 Kirklyn St.
Falls Church, VA 22043
Telephone:(703)-560-0099
Fax: (703) 560-1151
E-mail:njargoff@aol.com


Brittany Benowitz, Program Associate
Mental Disability Rights International
1156 15th St., NW, Ste. 1001
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone:(202) 296-0800
Fax: (202) 728-3053
E-mail:mdri@mdri.org
 
Rosangela Berman-Bieler, President & CEO
Inter-American Institute on Disability
51 Monroe Street, Suite 805A
Rockville, MD 20850
Telephone:(301) 309-9469
Fax:(301) 309-9486
E-mail: iidisability@aol.com
 
 
Judi Chamberlin, Associate
National Empowerment Center
599 Canal Street
Lawrence, MA 01850
Telephone:(978) 785-1518
Fax: (978) 681-6426
E-mail:madpride@aol.com
 
Justin Dart, Co-Founder
Justice for All
907 6th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
Telephone:(202) 488-7684
 
Lex Friedan
Senior Vice President
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR)
1333 Moursund
Houston, TX 77030
Telephone:(713) 797-5283
E-mail:lfrieden@bcm.tmc.edu
 
Claudia Gordon, Attorney
National Association of the Deaf
814 Thayer Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Telephone:(301) 587-1788
Fax:(301) 587-1791
E-mail:cgordon@nad.org
 
Andy Imparato, Executive Director
American Association of People with Disabilities
1819 H Street NW, Suite 330
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone:(800) 840-8844
Fax:(202) 457-0473
E-mail:aapd@aol.com
 
 
Debbie Kaplan, Executive Director
World Institute on Disability
16th Street Oakland, CA 94612
Telephone:(510) 251-4347
Fax:(510) 763-4109
E- mail:dkaplan@wid.org
 
Ellen R. Mercer, U.S. Regional Coordinator
Geneva Initiative on Psychiatry
P.O. Box 53209
Washington, DC 20009
Telephone:(202) 667-4541
Fax:(202) 667-6090
E-mail:ermercer@aol.com
 
Shawna Parks, NAPIL Equal Justice Fellow, Staff Attorney
Disability Rights Advocates
449 — 15th Street, Suite 303
Oakland, CA 94610
Telephone:(510) 451-8644
Fax:(510) 451-8511
E-mail:sparks@dralegal.org
 
Eric Rosenthal, Executive Director
Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI)
1156 15th St., NW, Suite 1001
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone:(202) 296-6550
Fax:(202) 728-3053
E-mail:eric.rosenthal@erols.com
 
Linda Shepard, Executive Director
National Parent Network on Disabilities
1130 17th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone:(202) 463-2299
E-mail:shepard_linda@hotmail.com
 
 
Tina Singleton
Mobility International USA
Box 10767
Eugene, OR 97440
Telephone:(541) 343-1284
Fax:(541) 343-6812
 
Paul W. Spooner, Executive Director
National Council on Independent Living
63 Fountain Street, Suite 401
Framingham, MA 01702
Telephone:(508) 875-7853 (voice & TTY)
Fax:(508) 875-8359
E-mail:pspooner@mwcil.org
 
Susan Sygall
Executive Director
Mobility International USA
Box 10767
Eugene, OR 97440
Telephone:(541) 343-1284
Fax:(541) 343-6812
E-mail:sygall@miusa.org
 
Lucy Wong Hernandez, Executive Director
Disabled Peoples' International
1160 Sunapee Road
West Hempstead, NY 11552
Telephone:(516) 593-0037
Fax:(516) 599-2571
E-mail: lucywdpiny@aol.com
 
 
U.S. NON-AFFILIATED PARTICIPANT:
Jane West, Consultant
4425 Walsh Street
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Telephone: (301) 718-0979
Fax: (301) 718-0980
E-mail:jewest@aol.com
 



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Since 2000, the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund has collected country-based laws that protect the rights of individuals with disabilities. DREDF is providing this collection of laws and summaries in order to foster sharing of information and encourage the international dialogue on disability anti-discrimination. We have made every effort to collect up-to-date and accurate information based on existing written and Internet sources, but we make no guarantee, undertaking or warranty regarding the accuracy, completeness or currency of the materials published herein. In all cases, users are referred to official legislative and parliamentary publications for the original legal texts and language. Go to the complete collection.