Obermann Center for Advanced Studies The University of Iowa

  Obermann Symposium on Disability Ethics: 
Developing the Moral Distinctiveness of a Disability Perspective in Bioethics

301 Lindquist Center - The University of Iowa

(Open to Observers for Monday's Program; All times CDT)

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Monday, September 19, 2005
10:00 a.m. Coffee and Informal Conversation
10:30 a.m.

Welcome to Obermann Symposium and The University of Iowa - Vilia Tarvydas & Jay Semel

Introduction of Scholars & Overview of Symposium Purpose & Process

Carol Gill, Kristi Kirschner and Vilia Tarvydas
11:00 a.m.

The Journey toward a Definition of Disability Ethics
Kristi Kirschner and Carol Gill

12:30 Lunch Break
1:30 p.m

Dean Sandra Damico, College of Education, U.I.

Presentation:   Adrienne Asch , Yeshiva University
2:30 p.m. Presentations: Diane Coleman & Steven Drake, Not Dead Yet
3:30 Comment: Corbett O'Toole, Disabled Women's Alliance
3:45 Break
4:00

Presentation: Ron Amundson, The University of Hawaii at Hilo

4:30 Presentation: Jim Charlton, University of Illinois at Chicago
5:00 Presentation: Sunil Kothari, Baylor U. College of Medicine
5:30 Comment: Marsha Saxton, UC Berkeley & World Institute on Disability
5:45

Day One Wrap-up: Kristi Kirschner, Carol Gil and Vilia Tarvydas

Tuesday, September 20, 2005
10:00 a.m.

Panel of Respondents
Lisa Iezzoni, - Harvard University Medical School
Tod Chambers - Northwestern University
Rebecca Brashler - Northwestern University
Debjani Mukherjee - Northwestern University
Teresa Savage - University of Illinois at Chicago

11:30 a.m.

Planning for the Book: Content, Writing Teams and Production Aspects (box lunches provided)

General discussion leb by Kristi Kirschner, Carol Gill and Vilia Tarvydas
1:30 p.m. ADJOURNMENT