Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.
Free CLE for Volunteer Lawyers Willing to Handle a Legal Aid Case

Disaster in Oklahoma &
Legal Issues Faced by Disaster Survivors

June 28, 2021  --   1:00 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. (Monday))

MCLE Credit 3.5 hours, including 0 hours Ethics Credit

1 – Register for the Series
2 – Find your confirmation email, add it to your calendar
3 – Access your calendar, click on link to join the webinar

Materials will be available for download from the Webinar & always available in this folder in the Library

Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma presents a Free CLE event for volunteer lawyers willing to handle a Legal Aid Case.

1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. “Disaster in Oklahoma”
Christa Figgins, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.
Brian Candelaria, Oklahoma Indian Legal Services, Inc.

1:50 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Break

2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. “Long-term Disaster Recovery in Oklahoma”
Christa Figgins, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.
Brian Candelaria, Oklahoma Indian Legal Services, Inc.

3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. “Legal Issues Faced by Disaster Survivors”
Christa Figgins, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.
Cindy Goble, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.
Brian Candelaria, Oklahoma Indian Legal Services, Inc.

MCLE Credit 3.5 hours, including 0 hours Ethics Credit

Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc. & 
The Diversity Center of Oklahoma
present
Fair Housing: It Is for EVERYONE!
June 4, 2021  --   11:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. (Friday)

Sex-based discrimination is never OK.
Join the Diversity Center of Oklahoma and Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc. for a virtual presentation about the importance and impact of the Fair Housing Act on individuals on the basis of sex. The Fair Housing Act protections extend to all persons residing in the United States and territories. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has recently adopted policies that emphasize protections for sex-based discrimination. Learn how the Fair Housing Act works to protect you, your clients, friends and neighbors!

AGENDA
10:45 a.m. —11:00 a.m.
Sign in link opens link will be emailed after registration
11:00 a.m.—11:15 a.m.
Welcome & Housekeeping, Kelly Blair, They/Them, M.S. LPC-S 5944, Executive Director of The Diversity Center of Oklahoma
11:15 a.m.—12:30 p.m.
Fair Housing and Sex Discrimination, Teressa Webster, JD, LL.M., MTA, Fair Housing Project Advocacy Director, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.
12:30 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Panel Discussion with Teressa Webster & Kelly Blair
12:45 p.m.
Close of Presentation, Kelly Blair

Materials:

Available for download from the Webinar - Check the Handouts tab

Always available in this folder in the Library

Learning Objectives:

• Identify protected classes under the Fair Housing Act
• Distinguish the markets to which the Fair Housing Act applies
• Identify supports for LGBTQ community members’ housing rights
• Differentiate between reasonable modification and reasonable accommodation and how to support housing using these tools

Who should attend:

• Anyone interested in learning about Fair Housing Act protections
• Anyone who has been or could be a victim of housing discrimination, especially sex discrimination
• Anyone who is an advocate for safe and fair housing including Behavioral Health professionals, Attorneys, Social Workers, Case and Care Managers

MCLE Credit 1.5 hours