CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association (DHHBA) 2024 Conference

Chicago, Illinois

The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association (DHHBA) will host its second biannual conference on July 1-2, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. The conference theme is: Reconnect. Advocacy. Community.  We invite you to share your expertise and experiences with our audience of Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Late-Deafened, DeafBlind, and DeafDisabled attorneys, judges, legal professionals, and law students in the United States and Canada.

 

Proposal Guidelines:

We welcome all proposals and encourage submissions that cover the following topics:

 

  • Employment discrimination
  • Ethical issues
  • Best practices and advocacy for law school
  • Workplace accommodations
  • Courthouse accommodations 

 

We anticipate providing (4) one-hour sessions, one of which will cover ethics. We will apply for continuing legal education (CLE) credits for all 4 sessions.

 

Process for Submission:

The following information is required for each submission:

 

  • Session title
  • Abstract (maximum of 200 words)
  • Three learning objectives
  • Lead presenter name and contact information.
  • Names, pronouns, and short biography (limit to 150 words) of all speakers

 

Please note that sessions will be presenter style. 

 

Deadline for Submissions is February 29, 2024.

Contact Us to Submit a Proposal

 

DHHBA Conference 2024 Logo that depicts the ASL sign for conference with a courthouse building in the middle. On the bottom is the theme: Reconnect. Advocacy. Community.