Description
People often talk about disability in outdated ways because they have never had to question it. Such ableist language, however, is rooted in the ongoing trauma experienced by many people with disabilities. In fact, our outdated language grew out of what are called the “pity” and “medical” disability models or frames. This workshop aims to give us a safe space to reflect on what such models did to misshape our ideas about disability and to offer us new models. We will learn from disability activists about new ways to talk that centers disability as a natural part of the human experience.
Disability Justice Workshop Series
This webinar is part of the Disability Justice Workshop Series originally offered in 2022. This is a facilitated replay of that recorded session.
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:
- Disability Justice: Why It’s Everybody’s Business
- Racial Justice & Disability Justice: Working Together to Free Our Minds and Bodies
- Experience Is Our Teacher: People with Disabilities on Allyship, Advocacy, and Pride
- From Vision to Action: Let’s Create Inclusive Classrooms, Campuses, & Communities
All recorded sessions are available on the Minnesota State Office of Equity and Inclusion webpage.
RSVP Required
Use the RSVP tool below to register. In addition to Minnesota State faculty and staff, Concurrent Enrollment instructors are also welcome to join.
After registering, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you, please add this event to your calendar.
Accommodations
The NED is committed to providing universal access to all of our events, we’d like to discover how we can make the event more inclusive so you can fully participate!
Machine generated captions are available in real-time for all Zoom events, however human generated CART (live caption) service and ASL interpretation can be requested with advanced notice (2 weeks) to make the event more accessible.
Please, let us know of any disability-related accommodations that will facilitate your full participation.
Questions?
Please contact the Educational Development and Technology unit.