@LavJacobs

Law Prof @WindsorLaw| Disability, Human Rights #AdministrativeJustice| Founder, Law Disability&Social Change Project- @LawDisabilitySC| UN CRPD Committee member

 Windsor, Ontario, Canada
uwindsor.ca/ljacobs
Joined July 2013
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20 years of UNCRPD: Addressing multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination and stigma against women and girls with disabilities. Proud to have been part of the organizing team of this #COSP18 event. Stay tuned to UNCRPD for next steps.
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Congratulations to all of our graduates from ⁦@WindsorLaw⁩! And a special congrats to graduating students who were in my seminar UN CRPD-Research,Theory & Practice. It was a pleasure to teach and learn from you this year. All the best! #humanrights #Disability #pwd #UNCRPD
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Truly thrilled for this upcoming webinar on disabled youth advocacy with four amazing panellists, and excited that @ItsCarlyFox is collaborating with us at @LawDisabilitySC ! Friday, May 23 at noon EDT. More info below.
Law, Disability & SC@LawDisabilitySC14 May 2025
Join us for “Leadership in Canadian Disabled Youth Advocacy: Pathways & Intersections” May 23, 12-1:30pm EDT w/our panelists @DisabilitywAnna, Jay B, Logan W, Nicole C. Moderated by @ItsCarlyFox w/opening + closing remarks by Prof @LavJacobs! tinyurl.com/2vszyeyu
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Laverne Jacobs retweeted
Carly Fox@ItsCarlyFox14 May 2025
so excited to finally announce that I've been working with @LavJacobs's @LawDisabilitySC on this event discussing the gap of youth representation within disability movements! you can register for this free online event at bit.ly/3EVHaYy
headshots of Nicole Canzoneri, a white woman with an invisible disability; Anna Samson, a desi, queer, disabled non-binary person; Logan Wong, a trans, bi-racial, Autistic wheelchair user; and Jay Baldwin, a proud black, queer, disabled, neurodivergent educator and activist. text reads "leadership in youth disability advocacy: pathways and intersections. Join us for a panel discussion and open Q&A on how disabled youth leaders are addressing the youth representation gap, furthering their rights, and contributing to the broader disability rights movement. Moderated by Dr. Laverne Jacobs & Carly Fox. Hosted by uWindsor’s Law, Disability, and Social Change. May 23rd 12:00pm ET via Microsoft Teams

ALT headshots of Nicole Canzoneri, a white woman with an invisible disability; Anna Samson, a desi, queer, disabled non-binary person; Logan Wong, a trans, bi-racial, Autistic wheelchair user; and Jay Baldwin, a proud black, queer, disabled, neurodivergent educator and activist. text reads "leadership in youth disability advocacy: pathways and intersections. Join us for a panel discussion and open Q&A on how disabled youth leaders are addressing the youth representation gap, furthering their rights, and contributing to the broader disability rights movement. Moderated by Dr. Laverne Jacobs & Carly Fox. Hosted by uWindsor’s Law, Disability, and Social Change. May 23rd 12:00pm ET via Microsoft Teams

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Join us for “Leadership in Canadian Disabled Youth Advocacy: Pathways & Intersections” May 23, 12-1:30pm EDT w/our panelists @DisabilitywAnna, Jay B, Logan W, Nicole C. Moderated by @ItsCarlyFox w/opening + closing remarks by Prof @LavJacobs! tinyurl.com/2vszyeyu
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Laverne Jacobs retweeted
Windsor Law@WindsorLaw21 Mar 2025
🎉 Congratulations to Professor Christopher Waters 🎉 We’re thrilled to share that Dr. Waters has been awarded the Law Society of Ontario’s Law Society Medal! This award recognizes lawyers who have made exceptional contributions to the legal profession. lso.ca/news-events/news/late…
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📢25 years of Disability Rights in the EU @OxHRH along with @BerkeleyLaw 's disability rights working group has curated a series of 8 blogposts reflecting on 25 years of the Employment Equality Directive & disability rights in the EU, the meaning & scope of this prohibition.
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(1/8) 25 Years of Protection Against Disability-based Discrimination in EU: Evolving Understanding of Disability Marie Spinoy, Lisa Waddington & @LavJacobs explain the evolution of disability-based discrimination in landmark cases in the CJEU ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/twenty-fiv…
A flag of the EU waving before a blue sky. Credit: Christian Lue via Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/blue-and-yellow-star-flag-8Yw6tsB8tnc

ALT A flag of the EU waving before a blue sky. Credit: Christian Lue via Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/blue-and-yellow-star-flag-8Yw6tsB8tnc

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Replying to @OxHRH @LavJacobs @KU_Leuven @lawinmaastricht @WindsorLaw @BerkeleyLaw
(2/8) Disability discrimination in the EU: The Scope of Comparison @LucyAnnBuckley analyses the Polish case before the CJEU, VL v Szpital Kliniczny, and the impact it has on a capacious understanding of disability ground. ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/disability…
Image depicts an empty hospital corridor with a bed to the right hand side. Image Credit: Miguel Ausejo via Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/white-and-black-hospital-bed-vsSu0oGtLoI

ALT Image depicts an empty hospital corridor with a bed to the right hand side. Image Credit: Miguel Ausejo via Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/white-and-black-hospital-bed-vsSu0oGtLoI

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On Feb 27, 12:30-2:00pm ET, join civil society leaders and researchers to talk about the role of women, girls, and gender-diverse people with disabilities in responding to gaps in Canada’s international agreements. bit.ly/4gJqno5 @CSAHS_UoG @GuelphDHR @csaguelph
University of Guelph Live Work Well Research Centre event, Countering Policy Exclusions: Canada, disability, and international commitments, on February 27, 2025, 12:30-2:00 pm ET, Virtual on Zoom.

ALT University of Guelph Live Work Well Research Centre event, Countering Policy Exclusions: Canada, disability, and international commitments, on February 27, 2025, 12:30-2:00 pm ET, Virtual on Zoom.

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Such a pleasure to spend time with my super-keen research team at the Law, Disability & Social Change Project Research Centre @WindsorLaw! #pwd #humanrights #disability #administrativejustice #crpd #WindsorLawResearch #grateful @LawDisabilitySC
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UN rapporteur Laverne Jacobs highlights that the UK government's benefits assessments process has led to around 600 deaths in the last 3 years #CRPD24 What answer does the government have to that?
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Check out Professor Laverne Jacobs UNCRPD Member 2023 Newsletter on the @LawDisabilitySC website for an overview of @LavJacobs's activities during the 28th and 29th sessions of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in Geneva: bit.ly/4eydOM2 #CRPD
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#CRPDNow! Ctee and TF member Ms Laverne Jakobs asks #Mauritius on whether it plans to include protection of persons with disabilities within the 2020 Climate Change Act and in related policies and actions plans! #climatechange #art11CRPD
Ctee and TF member Ms Laverne Jakobs

ALT Ctee and TF member Ms Laverne Jakobs

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This brill article by @LavJacobs and Harry Dhaliwal in @Laws_MDPI is a must read! Prof Laverne Jacobs is also a keynote speaker at our conference in Sept. Check it out below! mdpi.com/2909996 #mdpilaws

Disabled Pedestrians, Micromobility, and Furthering Disability Equality Law through Consultation: A...

This article documents and explores the history of the e-scooter ban in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as a pathway to examining broader issues concerning the eradication of accessibility barriers in...

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Delighted to be part of this special issue on Accessibility and Inclusion for Pedestrians with Disabilities and to be joined by recent @WindsorLaw grad Harry Dhaliwal (JD '24). Link to article below.
Law, Disability & SC@LawDisabilitySC17 Aug 2024
"Disabled Pedestrians, Micromobility & Furthering Disability Equality Law through Consultation: A Case Study of the Toronto E-Scooter Ban" by Prof @LavJacobs & H.Dhaliwal examines the needfor inclusive public spaces Published in Laws mdpi.com/2909996 #mdpilaws @Laws_MDPI

Disabled Pedestrians, Micromobility, and Furthering Disability Equality Law through Consultation: A...

This article documents and explores the history of the e-scooter ban in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as a pathway to examining broader issues concerning the eradication of accessibility barriers in...

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Replying to @IDA_CRPD_Forum @LavJacobs @MyEDF @Iederin
#CRPDNow! Ctee and Task Force member Ms. M. Kim asks #TheNetherlands on the reasons for delay in transposing of the European Accessibility Act into national law and on steps taken to speed up the process!
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The 31st session of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities #CPRD takes place Aug 12 to Sept 5, 2024, in Geneva. Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Denmark, Ghana, Mauritius, Netherlands, & Ukraine will be reviewed. See Provisional Agenda: bit.ly/46zVJu7
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Laverne Jacobs retweeted
Ilija Dimeski@ilija_dimeski1 Aug 2024
Had a great time giving a “Know Your Rights” workshop on employment standards and health and safety to a group of migrant farm workers in Leamington for Legal Assistance of Windsor (LAW).
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ISAC_Ontario’s submission to the Social Benefit Tribunal offers recommendations on the use of recordings in de novo proceedings to reduce #barriers and ensure a more #inclusive hearing for all parties. #PWD See more here: bit.ly/3zINnE0
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