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Disability Justice: Why It’s Everybody’s Business
January 26, 2022 @ 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
FreeDescription
To better grasp what disability justice is, we’ll cover critical moments in disability history that everyone should know. We’ll examine how the past persists in current policies and attitudes today, but also note the wins in disability rights achieved thus far. We’ll also define ableism and provide examples of it. Lastly, we’ll share ways we can challenge outdated ableist assumptions still being made about people with disabilities.
Disability Justice Workshop Series
This webinar is part of the Disability Justice Workshop Series. View and share the flyer.
The Disability Justice Workshop Series introduces the concept of disability justice – a framework that examines disability and ableism as it relates to other forms of oppression and identity – and contextualizes it in U.S. history and current social justice work, with the goal of fostering a more just and inclusive Minnesota State community. These five interactive sessions are centered on the leadership and advice of people with disabilities, including Minnesota State students. Too often disability justice is erased in social justice talk and work. This workshop series addresses that silencing and attempts to destigmatize and reframe disability, celebrating the richness and variety found in human minds and bodies. The world would be a dull place if we all looked, acted, thought, spoke, and moved in the same way. As a community, we gain a lot by learning from people with disabilities of varied cultural backgrounds and lived experience. This series gives everybody time to learn, reflect, and plan for a future that is inclusive of all people.
Register for other events in the series:
- Racial Justice & Disability Justice: Working Together to Free Our Minds and Bodies
- New Ways to Talk about Disability
- Experience Is Our Teacher: People with Disabilities on Allyship, Advocacy, and Pride
- From Vision to Action: Let’s Create Inclusive Classrooms, Campuses, & Communities
All sessions will be recorded and accessible on the Minnesota State Office of Equity and Inclusion webpage.
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After registering, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you, please add this event to your calendar.
Accommodations
All 5 events in the Disability Justice Series will have ASL interpretation and CART services available during the live broadcast. If you require additional accommodations to participate in this event, please send an email to the person at the bottom of this page.
Questions?
Please contact Brock Behling.
I will request ASL interpreter for the first session on January 26 at 10am Zoom
Hello, all 5 events in the Disability Justice Series will have ASL interpretation and CART services available during the live broadcast. We have now added this information to the event pages as well. Thank you!
Will the sessions be recorded?
Hello, yes the sessions will be recorded and available on the NED Resource Site. For those outside Minnesota State, the recordings and materials will also be available at https://www.minnstate.edu/system/equity/prodev.html.