Date Chartered: 5/19/2021

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.

Annual Meeting Programs

2025

2024

2023

2022

Awards

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

YearAward NameRecipientLaw School
2024Chai Feldblum AwardRobyn PowellUniversity of Oklahoma College of Law
2023Chai Feldblum AwardArlene KanterSyracuse University College of Law
2023Chai Feldblum AwardKatherine MacFarlaneSouthern University Law Center
2022Chai Feldblum AwardChai FeldblumEEO and DEI Advocate