Date Chartered: 5/19/2021
Purpose
The purpose of this Section is to provide a forum for the discussion of matters of common concern to law professors with disabilities and their allies, to put on programming related to the same, and to provide a forum for the recognition and celebration of the accomplishments of law professors with disabilities.
Bylaws of the Section on Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies
2024
Main Program
Joint Program
Works-in-Progress
Pedagogy
Award Ceremony
Disability Law, Co-Sponsored by Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies (1)
Disability Law, Co-Sponsored by Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies (2)
2023
Main Program
Works-in-Progress
Award Ceremony
Women in Legal Education (Co-Sponsored by Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies, Pre-Law Education and Admission to Law School, Student Services, and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues)
Clinical Legal Education (Co-Sponsored by Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies, Professional Responsibility, and Women in Legal Education)
Legal History, Co-Sponsored by Jewish Law (Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies, Professional Responsibility, and Women in Legal Education)
2022
Main Program
Disability Law (Co-Sponsored with Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies)
Pedagogy
Networking Session
Award Ceremony
2021
Chai Feldblum Award
The Section on Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies awards the Chai Fedlblum award every year at the annual AALS meeting. The award is named in honor of Chai Feldblum, a disabled law professor and disability rights advocate. This award is given to someone who either has made substantial contributions to the inclusion of people with disabilities in legal academia, or who is a junior faculty member and Section member whose scholarly, teaching, clinical or service work shows exceptional promise.
Recipients
| Year | Award Name | Recipient | Law School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chai Feldblum Award | Robyn Powell | University of Oklahoma College of Law |
| 2023 | Chai Feldblum Award | Arlene Kanter | Syracuse University College of Law |
| 2023 | Chai Feldblum Award | Katherine MacFarlane | Southern University Law Center |
| 2022 | Chai Feldblum Award | Chai Feldblum | EEO and DEI Advocate |