Is it Legal to Discriminate Because of a Person's Alcohol/Drug Problem? Criminal
Record?

Find out through this Free Webinar Series

Know Your Rights: Anti-Discrimination Laws Protecting People with
Alcohol and Drug Problems and Criminal Records

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DATES:
April 29th
May 13th and 28th
June (to be determined)

TIME:
1:30 p.m. EST

LENGTH:
60 minutes
Under the Partners for Recovery Initiative funded by the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Abt Associates and the Legal
Action Center invite you to a free webinar series.

The webinars will be presented by Legal Action Center attorneys, the nation's
leading experts on laws and policies affecting individuals with alcohol/drug
problems and criminal records.

For more information or to register for one or more of these free 60 minute
webinars, click here.



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What you will learn: Who is invited?
How Federal law protects people in recovery from discrimination in employment,
housing, public accommodations, and government services and programs
Legal protections for people in Medication-Assisted Treatment
Legal rights of people with criminal records, including anti-discrimination laws
and expungement
Strategies to prevent or remedy violations of these laws
Federal Mental Health and Addiction Parity Law: Update on Implementation
People in treatment and/or recovery and their allies
Providers of alcohol/drug treatment, prevention and recovery services
Federal and State Government oversight agencies
Individuals with criminal records and reentry groups
Anyone else interested in these topics

Course Offerings

TOPIC DATE TIME
Employment Discrimination Against People with Alcohol/Drug Histories
Details / Register April 29, 2009 1:30 pm (EST)

Housing, Health Care, and Other Forms of Discrimination Against People with
Alcohol/Drug Histories
Details / Register May 13, 2009 1:30 pm (EST)

Medication-Assisted Treatment:
Special Anti-Discrimination Issues
Details / Register May 28, 2009 1:30 pm (EST)

Legal Rights of People with Criminal Records
Details / Register June
Date to be determined TBD

New Federal Parity Legislation for Insurance Coverage of Addiction Treatment
Details / Register June
Date to be determined TBD

Can't attend one of the webinars? No problem.
The whole series will be repeated during the summer!

Registere here: http://lac.org/index.php/lac/149#knowyourrights

For more information about the Legal Action Center, visit www.lac.org for more
information.
For information about the Partners for Recovery Initiative, visit
www.pfr.samhsa.gov.

Please share with anyone who may benefit from attending.-Cheryl