Laverne Jacobs

Dr. Laverne Jacobs, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies at Windsor Law says that enforcing accessibility legislation can be tricky.

“It’s important to have government will to put into place the discretion in order to ensure that inspectors are put into place, that investigations are done,” says Jacobs.

Windsor Law is pleased to announce the appointments of Professor Gemma Smyth as associate dean (academic) and of Professor Laverne Jacobs as the inaugural associate dean of research and graduate studies.

“We are thrilled to be adding Professors Smyth and Jacobs to our leadership team,” said Dean of Law, Christopher Waters. “We are grateful for the outstanding support to students provided by former Associate Dean Jasminka Kalajdzic and Acting Associate Dean Maggie Liddle.”

The University of Windsor Faculty Association recently honoured Professor Laverne Jacobs with the Mary Lou Dietz Equity and Leadership Award for her contributions to diversity and equity.

Professor Laverne Jacobs was interviewed by the Windsor Star following the release of the Caboto Club’s constitution that prohibits people with disabilities from joining the club.

Read the full article on the Windsor Star website. 

Professors Kristen Thomasen and Laverne Jacobs discuss autonomous vehicles, accessibility and the law with CBC Windsor's Tony Doucette. 

Listen to the full interview on the CBC Windsor website.

Professor Laverne Jacobs was interviewed by CBC News regarding barriers in the disability community and the upcoming series of public lectures that the Law, Disability and Social Change Project is hosting to raise awareness.

2017 has proven to be an exciting year for Windsor Law’s LLM program. The program honoured its first graduate, Britney DeCosta, during the fall convocation ceremony.

DeCosta, who graduated from the University of Windsor with a joint MSW/JD degree in 2016, was one of four LLM students in the first cohort that started in the fall of 2016.