Awards and Accomplishments

• American Association of People with Disabilities Paul Hearne Award
• Elise was one of only 44 deaf lawyers in the nation when she graduated from law school
• Successfully fought to get real time captioning (interpretation) in the Supreme Court
• US Deaf National Team (Soccer)
• Academic All-Ivy League Selection
• Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Association Division I All-Academic Squad
• Joslin Award Recipient for campus leadership

Recent Appearances

• World Bank (sports and human rights)
• United Nations (sports and human rights)
• Brown University Board of Directors (inspirational speech on disability)
• Lusaka, Zambia Deaf Congregation (motivational speech)
• Out and Equal Conference (being gay and having a disability)
• Disability Society (sports and human rights)
• Rhode Island Hospital (inclusion and diversity)

Publications Featuring Elise's Work

• United Nations convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Authored and facilitated the Sport, Recreation and Leisure section (ratified April 3, 2008, signed by over 125 countries)
• Authored Sport and Disability: Fostering Inclusion and Wellbeing, Final Report: Sport for Development and Peace International Working Group (forthcoming, to be distributed to governments worldwide at the 2008 Olympics)
• Published a chapter in Eyes of Desire 2, a book discussing being both deaf and gay
• Curve Magazine (Interview with Mara Levi, a Gay Musician)
• Entertainment and Sports Law Journal, ?he Legal and Practical Implications of the United Nation? Disability Convention for Sport, Recreation and Leisure for People with Disabilities?/li>