Disability is Diversity Week 2020

Disability is Diversity Week is an annual event at UNC Asheville, formerly known as Disability Awareness Week. The week’s workshops, films and more, all free and open to everyone, focus on  disability as an identity of diversity and difference to be not only accepted but celebrated.

Monday, Feb. 24

• A discussion of ableism and non-disabled privilege, together with a rousing game of POWER Bingo. Snacks provided. – Noon-1 p.m., Disability Cultural Center at UNC Asheville, Ramsey Library lower level

Tuesday, Feb. 25

• Lights, Camera, Disability: Exploring the Intersection of Disability and Popular Culture – UNC Asheville Accessibility Specialist Katie Smith highlights how the media has portrayed people with disabilities. Explore common stereotypes of the disabled body and mind, discuss what those stereotypes mean, and engage in figuring out how you can help in making a more inclusive culture – 9-10:30 a.m., Ramsey Library, Whitman Room

Wednesday, Feb. 26

• Micro-learning course: What is the ADA and why should I care? – A quick dive into the 30-year history of the Americans with Disabilities Act, what it is, what it is not, and where it might be going – 10-10:45 a.m., Ramsey Library, Whitman Room
• Q&A on Education and Inclusion – UNC Asheville Teacher Recruitment/Retention Liaison Leroy Wray and members of the university’s education faculty discuss the history and current practice of including students with disabilities in K-12 education. 5-5:30 p.m., Highsmith Student Union Grotto
• Documentary Film: Including Samuel – 5:30 p.m., Highsmith Student Union Grotto

Thursday,  Feb. 27

• Student Organization Fair and Accessibility Hacks – With the Disabled Student Union, American Sign Language Club and College Diabetes Network chapter, learn tools and strategies of succeeding in college and life – 9-11 a.m., Ramsey Library, Whitman Room

Friday, Feb. 28

• Documentary Film – Off the Rails: The Darius McCollum Story – 9-11 a.m., Ramsey Library Whitman Room.

For more information, please contact UNC Asheville Director of Accessibility Services Carolyn Ogburn, 828.232.5050 or caogburn@unca.edu.

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