Saturday, June 17, 2017
10:30 - 11:30 Breaking the School-to-Prison Pipeline:
From Education to the World of Work
10:30 - 11:30 Breaking the School-to-Prison Pipeline:
From Education to the World of Work
Moderator: Leonor Vaik | PhD Candidate, UIC
Julie Barraza | Special Education Bilingual Advocate, DREDF
Juliet Barraza is the parent of two young boys, one of whom has developmental disabilities and epilepsy. Raised with Spanish as her primary language, she started translating at a very young age for members of her family and has continued to use her language skills as an active volunteer in the area of translation and special education. She assists Spanish–speaking families to understand and access services for their children by providing support and technical assistance as well as attending IEP Meetings over the last 13 years. She also has expertise on culturally appropriate services and supports for Latino families. Barraza has been a consultant for the Regional Centers of the East Bay and Valley Mountain. She is also an active member of the Council of Parents Advocates and Attorneys and serves as a trainer for the Special Education Advocacy Training (SEAT) focusing on race, culture, poverty and language. Barraza has served on the Board of Directors for Congreso Familiar where she has been a presenter since 2005. At the Castro Valley Unified School District, she participated actively in Ability Awareness Day, serves on the School Site Council, and is a Past President of the Special Education PTA. Juliet has been an advocate with DREDF since 2005 where she started as a volunteer.
Juliet Barraza is the parent of two young boys, one of whom has developmental disabilities and epilepsy. Raised with Spanish as her primary language, she started translating at a very young age for members of her family and has continued to use her language skills as an active volunteer in the area of translation and special education. She assists Spanish–speaking families to understand and access services for their children by providing support and technical assistance as well as attending IEP Meetings over the last 13 years. She also has expertise on culturally appropriate services and supports for Latino families. Barraza has been a consultant for the Regional Centers of the East Bay and Valley Mountain. She is also an active member of the Council of Parents Advocates and Attorneys and serves as a trainer for the Special Education Advocacy Training (SEAT) focusing on race, culture, poverty and language. Barraza has served on the Board of Directors for Congreso Familiar where she has been a presenter since 2005. At the Castro Valley Unified School District, she participated actively in Ability Awareness Day, serves on the School Site Council, and is a Past President of the Special Education PTA. Juliet has been an advocate with DREDF since 2005 where she started as a volunteer.
Subini Ancy Annamma | Assistant Professor, KU
Subini Ancy Annamma, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Kansas. Her research focused on increasing access to equitable education for historically marginalized students, particularly students of color with disabilities. Specifically, she critically examines the social construction of race and ability; how the two are interdependent, how they intersect with other identity markers, and how their mutually constitutive nature impacts education experiences. She centers this research in urban education and juvenile incarceration settings and focuses on how student voice can contribute to identifying exemplary educational practices.
Subini Ancy Annamma, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Kansas. Her research focused on increasing access to equitable education for historically marginalized students, particularly students of color with disabilities. Specifically, she critically examines the social construction of race and ability; how the two are interdependent, how they intersect with other identity markers, and how their mutually constitutive nature impacts education experiences. She centers this research in urban education and juvenile incarceration settings and focuses on how student voice can contribute to identifying exemplary educational practices.
Alexis Alvarez | Attorney, Disability Rights Program of Legal Aid at Work
Alexis Alvarez advises and represents people with disabilities facing discrimination in employment and unequal access to government programs and services. Before joining Legal Aid at Work’s Disability Rights Program, she was a staff attorney with the Disability Rights Legal Center’s Cancer Legal Resource Center in Los Angeles, where she helped people tackle legal issues related to cancer. Alexis earlier clerked for Judges Robert L. Hess and Barbara M. Meiers of the Los Angeles Superior Court and Judge Gilbert M. Román of the Colorado Court of Appeals.
Alexis received her J.D. in 2011 from the UC Davis School of Law and her B.S. with honors in 2007 from Colorado State University. During law school, Alexis was a senior articles editor for the UC Davis Law Review, and served on the board of the La Raza Law Student Association.
Alexis is a Co-Founder of the National Coalition for Latinxs with Disabilities.
Alexis Alvarez advises and represents people with disabilities facing discrimination in employment and unequal access to government programs and services. Before joining Legal Aid at Work’s Disability Rights Program, she was a staff attorney with the Disability Rights Legal Center’s Cancer Legal Resource Center in Los Angeles, where she helped people tackle legal issues related to cancer. Alexis earlier clerked for Judges Robert L. Hess and Barbara M. Meiers of the Los Angeles Superior Court and Judge Gilbert M. Román of the Colorado Court of Appeals.
Alexis received her J.D. in 2011 from the UC Davis School of Law and her B.S. with honors in 2007 from Colorado State University. During law school, Alexis was a senior articles editor for the UC Davis Law Review, and served on the board of the La Raza Law Student Association.
Alexis is a Co-Founder of the National Coalition for Latinxs with Disabilities.
Alicia Contreras | Executive Director, Spanish Speaking Citizens Foundation
Alicia Contreras is currently the Executive Director of the East Bay Spanish Speaking Citizens’ Foundation (SSCF) in Oakland California. Before 2015, Alicia was the Executive Director of Women Pushing Forward (Formerly Whirlwind Women). Alicia is a wheelchair rider and a citizen of Mexico. While in the US as a New Voices Fellow, she received the American Association for People with Disabilities' Paul Hearne Award. In San Luis Potosí (SLP), Alicia negotiated the first city funding for disabled people and founded the first independent living center for women in Mexico. In 1995, Alicia was the Mexican Delegate to United Nations/NGO Forum in Beijing.
Mailing address: Alicia Contreras 1470 Fruitvale Ave. Oakland, CA94601 Ph. (510)261-7839 x.36
Alicia Contreras is currently the Executive Director of the East Bay Spanish Speaking Citizens’ Foundation (SSCF) in Oakland California. Before 2015, Alicia was the Executive Director of Women Pushing Forward (Formerly Whirlwind Women). Alicia is a wheelchair rider and a citizen of Mexico. While in the US as a New Voices Fellow, she received the American Association for People with Disabilities' Paul Hearne Award. In San Luis Potosí (SLP), Alicia negotiated the first city funding for disabled people and founded the first independent living center for women in Mexico. In 1995, Alicia was the Mexican Delegate to United Nations/NGO Forum in Beijing.
Mailing address: Alicia Contreras 1470 Fruitvale Ave. Oakland, CA94601 Ph. (510)261-7839 x.36
