OCTOBER EVENTS
FRI Emergent Intersections of 22:30–4 P.M. Prince Frederick Hall, Disability and the Digital Room 1105 A roundtable during the conference “Transformative Digital Humanities” features M.W. Bychowski, Angel Love Miles, Izetta Mobley, and Jarah Moesch and is moderated by Beth Haller.
MON National Day Without Stigma 5 P.M. 6–9 During this panel, students share their mental health Jimenez Hall, stories with the audience. A question-and-answer period Room 0105 and discussion follow. PANEL DISCUSSION
TUE Alive Inside 6 P.M. Van Munching Hall, Join us for this powerful and moving 2014 Sundance Film Frank Auditorium Festival award winner. View the trailer that went viral at Room 1524 aliveinside.us.
TUE Best Practices for Making Course 112:30–13 P.M. webmeeting.umd.edu/ Content Accessible ltwebinars Word files, PowerPoints, PDFs. Learn how to make this content accessible to all students in an ELMS course.
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WED Campus Partnerships in 14 P.M.
2:30–3:30 y McKeldin Library, Disability Services
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2015 Conference on Inclusion n 1THU5 /1FRI6 o Multiple events, and Diversity in Library and times and locations. Information Science Take part in this conference on issues of inclusion, information, M and technology and how they relate to diversity in all its forms. See ipac.umd.edu/cidlis-2015 for details. s
TUE es Campus 3-Year IT-Accessibility Plan abil 20P.M. 3–5 Get an overview of and discuss the plan’s strategic areas: n Patuxent Building, Web accessibility, course (re)design, multimedia development,
Room 0120 e e-learning collaborative tools, and assistive technology tools. s
RSVP to [email protected] by Oct. 16. r i a THU Radical Access, Disability Justice, 22:30–42 P.M. w McKeldin Library, and Awkward Ableism
Special Events A workshop on what ableism is, what disability justice is, A Room 6137 and what access for people with disabilities would mean. D
FRI TerpAccess Disability Awareness 2NOON–23 P.M. SPH Deans Conference and Advocacy Training Room, Room 2242h Signup is required. Email [email protected]. This workshop is supported by a Maryland Moving Forward grant.
MON ELMS Course Accessibility 22:30–46 P.M. McKeldin Library, 6103 Boot Camp Work with DIT Learning Technology Services instructional designers to check your course space for accessibility roadblocks and fix them. 27 TUE 5:30–8 P.M. McKeldin Library, Bathroom Justice Special Events Bathrooms are where race, gender, sexuality, and Room 6137 ability intersect. Everyone should be “Free 2 Pee.”
29 THU Disabilities Studies Roundtable 10 –11:35 A.M. Join us in the continued discussion of establishing a Susquehanna Hall, multidisciplinary disability studies minor. This event Room 1111 is supported by a Maryland Moving Forward grant. NOVEMBER EVENT 2015 Disabilities and Reasonable THU Co-sponsored by: 5 The President’s Commission on Disability Issues and the following campus organizations: 1–4 P.M. Accommodations: The Law, Active Minds, Center for Literary and Comparative Studies, College of Education, College of Informa- McKeldin Library, tion Studies, Disability Support Service, Kinesiology Student Organization, Office of Diversity and Special Events Etiquette, and Ethics Inclusion, UMD Women’s Technology Institute, University Health Center, University Libraries. Room 6137 This workshop is presented by lawyers and educators For sign language interpretation, please contact Cassy Lytle, DSS Deaf and Hard of Hearing Unit from the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights. coordinator, at 301.314.7209 or [email protected] at least two weeks prior to listed events. For more information about any of the listed events, please contact Dan Newsome, DSS ATLab Coordinator: 301.314.7958 or [email protected]
WATCH FOR OTHER DISABILITY AWARENESS EVENTS THIS MONTH SPONSORED BY ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS ACROSS CAMPUS. PRESIDENT.UMD.EDU/PCDI