[Agvisors] FW: DCC: Matthew Wangeman visit & ABLEISM 101 Workshop series

Thu Sep 19 12:17:06 MST 2019

Hello Agvisors,

I want to share the following upcoming opportunities through the Disability Cultural Center.

Best,
Serena

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From: disabilityculture-request at list.arizona.edu [mailto:disabilityculture-request at list.arizona.edu] On Behalf Of Schlauderaff, Sav - (sschlauderaff)
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2019 10:38 AM
To: disabilityculture at list.arizona.edu
Subject: [disabilityculture] DCC: Matthew Wangeman visit & ABLEISM 101 Workshop series

Hello everyone,
We have some wonderful events, workshops and programs happening at the DCC and in Tucson in the coming weeks: Our visit from Matthew Wangeman - a professor of disability studies at NAU, the DCC's ABLEISM 101 workshop series, the first Brown Bag event of the year from the Disability Studies Initiative, the continuation of the DCC's discussion group Sip 'n' Crip, and Deaf Awareness Week events in Tucson.

Matthew Wangeman Visit
We are excited to invite you all to join us for the upcoming visit from Matthew Wangeman. Matthew is a professor of disability studies from Northern Arizona University, and he will be visiting the U of A on October 16th and 17th. This is a great opportunity to further connect with NAU, and to collaborate to expand disability studies and support for disabled students, staff and faculty in Arizona.

Event schedule for his visit:

October 16th Wednesday

12-2:30pm Lunch Discussion: Disability Studies in Arizona

Location: Disability Cultural Center, Highland Commons, Rm D217

12:00-1:30pm: Grab lunch, discussion with Matthew & students, staff and faculty at the U of A

1:30-2:30pm: Zoom discussion with students and staff from NAU and NAU4All, discussion led by the Disability Studies Initiative. For more information about NAU4All click the link here: https://nau.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/nauforall

3-5pm Campus Access Walk
Location: Disability Cultural Center, Highland Commons, Rm D217
3-4pm: Exploration of campus in groups led by the Universal Design team
4-5pm: Debrief and discussion back at DCC

October 17th Thursday

3-4:30pm Film screening and discussion
We will be watching Matthew's short film My Dad Matthew
Location: Disability Cultural Center, Highland Commons, Rm D217
Discussion and Q&A will be facilitated by the Sonoran Center UCEDD

ABLEISM 101 Workshop Series

Ableism 101 is a four part workshop series by the Disability Cultural Center aimed at providing base knowledge about disability identity, culture and activism. Through the following workshops, participants will learn about ableist terminology, microaggressions, disability activism history, how to create accessible spaces and events, and about the roots of disability justice work.

The Ableism 101 Workshop series consists of four 1-hour workshops all on Tuesdays from 3-4pm in the Disability Cultural Center located in Highland Commons Room D217.

Fall Session:
Part 1: October 15: What is Ableism? What is Disability?
Part 2: October 22: (Brief) History of Disability Activism & Disability Rights
Part 3: October 29: Creating Access & Universal Design
Part 4: November 5: Disability Justice, Access Intimacy & Care Webs

Spring Session:
Part 1: January 21: What is Ableism? What is Disability?
Part 2: January 28: (Brief) History of Disability Activism & Disability Rights
Part 3: February 4: Creating Access & Universal Design
Part 4: February 11: Disability Justice, Access Intimacy & Care Webs

Participants will need to RSVP for all four 1-hour sessions to complete the workshop. Google form link to sign up: https://forms.gle/mP8ZHBfCFsj9A5SW7<https://forms.gle/mP8ZHBfCFsj9A5SW7?fbclid=IwAR2QSm_uIokBzZ5_ZmXuKF-92HOwOR1hE0hqPcSwqW3RgfVjRFq60ms1VhM>
If you have any questions contact Sav Schlauderaff at sschlauderaff at email.arizona.edu<mailto:sschlauderaff at email.arizona.edu>

Upcoming Events on Campus & in Tucson

DSI Brown Bag Discussion

For the first Disability Studies Initiative brown bag event, Sav Schlauderaff will be presenting their research in a talk entitled "Disability, Fatness & At-Home Genetic 'Health' Tests".
Sav will be discussing their work about 23andMe's at-home Health + Ancestry genetic testing kits and how these kits impact and target fat, disabled, and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) people disproportionately for extractive research.

Link to the paper being discussed here: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/DUDRWUXFPBY3CBHHHKWJ/full?target=10.1080%2F21604851.2019.1651124&fbclid=IwAR3Mr9wmNr3BB6e6mpb5fU_AaHSeBkGL4Ccwucq5L1b5UFQNFtZBx6GZq0A

Location: This event will be held in the Disability Cultural Center located in Highland Commons

Date & Time: September 25th 11:30pm-1:00pm

PDF Flyer for the event is attached below for circulation

For more information about the DSI click the link here: https://dsi.arizona.edu/

Sip 'n' Crip Discussions
This is a weekly discussion group for disabled students, led by disabled students*. We will discuss topics relating to the disability community and disabled identity. We will provide drinks, snacks, and a space to talk and build community. We hope to see you there, and feel free to share this flyer and event with your friends and colleagues!
*this group is open to all students with disabilities, diagnoses, chronic illnesses, or those who want a space to discuss mental health.
Location: Disability Cultural Center, Highland Commons Rm D217
Time: Every Wednesday 1:30pm-2:30pm
PDF Flyer for Sip 'n' Crip topics and dates is attached below for circulation
Upcoming Topics & Dates:
Sept 25: Disability and Dating
Oct 2: Disability and Microaggressions
Oct 9: Ableism and Internalized Ableism ** Collaborative event with First Cats Initiative for First Cats Wednesdays, to learn more click the link here: https://studentsuccess.arizona.edu/first-cats
Oct 16: (In)Visible Disabilities
Oct 23: Disability and Sexuality
Oct 30: Creating Accessible Spaces and Universal Design
Nov 6: Finding/Creating Disability Community
Nov 13: Self Care and Community Care
Nov 20: Disability Justice
**On October 9th we will be meeting from 12:30pm-2:30pm for our discussion on Ableism and Internalized Ableism, and we will have an event in collaboration with First Cats from 5:00pm-6:30pm. Both events will be in the DCC.

Deaf Awareness Week in Tucson
Next week from Sept 23rd-Sept 29th Tucson ASL will be hosting a variety of events in Tucson for Deaf Awareness Week. For a list of all the events, times and dates click the link here for the calendar: https://www.meetup.com/TucsonASL/events/calendar/ if you have any questions or for more information contact Delynn44 at gmail.com<mailto:Delynn44 at gmail.com> or 623-208-4747

All the best,
The Disability Cultural Center

Sav Schlauderaff M.A.
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