<div dir="ltr">This might be of interest to some.<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><table style="width:667.111px"><tbody><tr><td><table id="m_3394929655819763029m_6611105606223119110m_813815002811883531x_block_pdogpuuv" style="width:661.556px"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;vertical-align:top"><table style="width:648px"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px;vertical-align:top;background-color:transparent"><table><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><table><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:center;padding:10px;vertical-align:top"><span style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><u><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/vyqthi/jlg3j6/fmmtbp" id="m_3394929655819763029m_6611105606223119110m_813815002811883531OWA1d5f1340-e4e7-e44b-2c4a-45531b5e07fc" style="color:rgb(51,51,51)" target="_blank"><img alt="Graphic for CDT webinar, entitled" width="610" height="319" src="https://d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net/20231107/d0/a6/10/a7/0b9a4f390544928ee6911183_1220x638.png" style="width:610px;height:319px;display:block"></a></u></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width:667.111px"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:transparent"><table id="m_3394929655819763029m_6611105606223119110m_813815002811883531x_block_ufykmbrw" style="width:661.556px"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-bottom:10px"></td></tr><tr><td style="padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;vertical-align:top"><table style="width:638px"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px;background-color:transparent"><div style="border-bottom:2px solid rgb(204,204,204)"><span style="font-size:12px"><img width="1" height="1" src="https://images.e2ma.net/images/spacer.gif" style="width:1px;height:1px;display:block"></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table id="m_3394929655819763029m_6611105606223119110m_813815002811883531x_block_camibxad" style="width:661.556px"><tbody><tr><td style="line-height:1.5;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;vertical-align:top"><table style="line-height:1.5;width:658px"><tbody><tr><td style="line-height:1.5;padding:20px 40px 10px;vertical-align:top;background-color:transparent"><div style="text-align:center;line-height:1.5;margin-bottom:10px"><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(0,43,62)"><b><u>Centering Disability in AI, One Year After the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights</u></b></span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin-bottom:10px"><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(110,110,110)">Artificial Intelligence (AI) poses both new opportunities for innovation and potential risks, particularly for people with disabilities and other marginalized groups. On November 6, 2023, the White House signed an Executive Order on AI regulation, which builds upon and references previous work done by the Administration. In particular, last year, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, which outlines five principles to guide the development and use of AI systems. Crucially, it highlights the importance of mitigating disability discrimination in these technologies – as does the Executive Order from November 6. Now, it is important to reflect on progress made as well as on areas of necessary improvement – there is still much to be done to ensure that disability rights are centered in AI policy discussions. This panel will examine how AI can amplify discrimination and privacy concerns for disabled people in high-stakes contexts like the criminal legal system, benefits determinations, and education. We will also take stock of the progress in how federal policymakers are addressing AI and disability, and map out advocacy priorities for 2024. </span></div><div style="line-height:1.5;margin-bottom:10px"><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(90,198,242)"><b>Speakers:</b></span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></div><ul><li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:13px;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:rgb(90,198,242)"><u><a href="https://www.policyconnect.org.uk/people/priscilla-mensah" id="m_3394929655819763029m_6611105606223119110m_813815002811883531OWA0ed6e5fc-a89c-80d2-b7f8-e398123fba5f" style="color:rgb(90,198,242)" target="_blank">Priscilla Mensah</a></u>,</span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px"> Ford Foundation </span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:13px;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:rgb(90,198,242)"><u><a href="https://cyber.harvard.edu/people/maitreya-shah" id="m_3394929655819763029m_6611105606223119110m_813815002811883531OWAcb7e2d82-c5e8-5ec8-798b-e15521652c64" style="color:rgb(90,198,242)" target="_blank">Maitreya Shah</a></u></span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px">, Berkman-Klein Fellow </span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:13px;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:rgb(90,198,242)"><u><a href="https://liberalarts.vt.edu/departments-and-schools/department-of-science-technology-and-society/academic-programs/phd-science-and-technology-studies/students/2021/damien-Patrick-williams.html" id="m_3394929655819763029m_6611105606223119110m_813815002811883531OWAa11e7d34-db95-e77a-8f85-18619e1cf0b6" style="color:rgb(90,198,242)" target="_blank">Damien Patrick Williams</a></u></span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px">, UNC Charlotte</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:13px;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:rgb(90,198,242)"><u><a href="https://dredf.org/about-us/people/carol-tyson/" id="m_3394929655819763029m_6611105606223119110m_813815002811883531OWA6fe70f42-79e3-0496-0b05-e87682b223f1" style="color:rgb(90,198,242)" target="_blank">Carol Tyson</a></u></span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px">, Disability Rights and Education Defense Fund</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;font-size:13px;line-height:1.5;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px">Moderator: </span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:rgb(90,198,242)"><u><a href="https://cdt.org/staff/ariana-aboulafia/" id="m_3394929655819763029m_6611105606223119110m_813815002811883531OWA6cb70eee-7368-bd35-8e15-c5a22538ebda" style="color:rgb(90,198,242)" target="_blank">Ariana Aboulafia</a></u>,</span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px"> Center for Democracy & Technology</span></li></ul><div><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px"><br></span></font></div><div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Respectfully, </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b>Emily Singer Lucio She/Her/Hers</b></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">ADA/504 Coordinator</font></div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif">University of Maryland, College Park<br></span></div><span style="font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif">Office of Diversity & Inclusion<br></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif">3123 Susquehanna Hall</span></div><div><span style="font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif">4200 Leigh Road</span></div></div><span style="font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif">College Park MD 20742<br></span></div><span style="font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif">Tel:301 405-2841 | Fax:301 314-9992 </span><br></div><div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Email: <a href="mailto:eslucio@umd.edu" target="_blank">eslucio@umd.edu</a></span></span></div><div><font color="#000000">Website: <a href="http://accessibility.umd.edu/" target="_blank">accessibility.umd.edu</a></font><br></div></div><div><br></div><div><div>“Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn’t mean he lacks vision.” — Stevie Wonder</div><div>Source: WeCapable</div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>
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