Prior to the evening reception that will kick off this year’s SDS Conference:
One Full-Day Workshop at the San Jose Independent Living Center: Workshop on Race and Disability
One Half-Day Workshop at the DoubleTree Hotel: National Capacity Building Institute
Enhancing Faculty Knowledge and Practices Related to Students with Disabilities in Higher Education
Full-Day Workshop
Silicon Valley Independent Living Center : Race and Disability
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Lunch provided
Silicon Valley Independent Living Center
2202 N. First St.
San Jose, CA 95131
[a short lightrail ride from the DoubleTree Hotel SDS conference site]
co-sponsored by the Society for Disability Studies
This workshop will provide a rare opportunity to discuss intersections of race and disability within disability communities. Academics and grassroots activists will work together to examine the ways that race, white privilege, and racism impact work on disability issues. To facilitate discussion and create safe spaces, we will provide dual tracks – one track that will focus on issues that disabled people of color face in their communities and another track that will critically examine white privilege in the disability community.
The workshop by and for disabled people of color and their allies will be an opportunity for them to come together and explore the ways that racism, sexism, ableism, classism, and other issues play out in their disability and work communities. It will be a place to prioritize, organize, and build coalitions around intersections of race and disability and other key issues.
The workshop on white privilege provides an opportunity for the disability rights and disability studies community and their allies to critically examine their own privileges, and discuss ways in which white people can be more effective allies with people of color in the disability community.
Registration fees (registration must be completed by June 1, 2011):
$60 for higher income employed people
$40 for lower income employed people
$20 for unemployed people
No one will be turned away for lack of funds
Grassroots and academic disability community members are warmly welcomed and strongly encouraged to attend this workshop, scheduled the day before SDS conference sessions! Space is limited. Please register early.
Half-Day Workshop – DoubleTree Hotel
National Capacity Building Institute
Enhancing Faculty Knowledge and Practices Related to Students with Disabilities in Higher Education
Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 9:00am-12:00pm
San Jose Doubletree Hotel
Sponsored by the Students with Disabilities as Diverse Learners Project, University of Hawai‘i at M?noa and the Society for Disability Studies
Who Should Attend: Faculty and Staff, Professional Development Personnel, and Disability Support Personnelwho are interested in improving faculty and institutional awareness about disability.
Topic: This half-day Capacity Building Institute will focus on implementation of a model training program developed at the University of Hawai‘i that enhances faculty awareness and skills related to students with disabilities. The model program focuses on three key topics: (a) Universal Design for Learning, (b) Cultural Diversity, and (c) Mentoring. Participants in the Institute will view a presentation about the training modules and explore strategies for enhancing faculty development programs and education efforts to better integrate disability awareness and disability studies concepts into the postsecondary classroom.
Benefits:
A folder with a CD-ROM containing the three modules, resources, informational Briefs, and Tip Sheets for educating faculty about disability in higher education.
Enhanced ability to provide training to faculty about disability and diversity issues in higher education.
Ideas for further integrating disability awareness and disability studies into the postsecondary classroom.
Expectations:
Participate in group discussions about the modules and faculty training issues.
Fill out a pre- and post-survey.
Demonstrate a commitment to replicate the training models and/or disseminate information and provide follow-up data.
Cost: $50.00 per participant. Pre-registration is required June 1, 2011.
Information about the CBI and Students with Disabilities as Diverse Learners Project can be found at www.ist.hawaii.edu or by contacting Megan Conway, Training Director, mconway@hawaii.edu
About the Facilitators:
Megan A. Conway, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Disability Studies at the Center on Disability Studies, University of Hawai’i. She is the training coordinator of the U.S. Office of Postsecondary Education-funded Students with Disabilities as Diverse Learners Project. She also teaches graduate Disability Studies courses and is Editor of the Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal.
Thomas H. Conway, M.B.A. is the Media Coordinator of the Center on Disability Studies, University of Hawai’i. He is currently working on an advanced degree in Distance Education and Educational Technology with an emphasis on accessibility and multimedia.