It’s time to celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), a national campaign that raises awareness about various disability issues and celebrates the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities. The Office of Access Compliance and Education, the Commission on Accessibility and Student Accessibility Services have partnered to host several events in October.
Book club
A book club discussing Margaret Price’s Crip Spacetime will meet weekly beginning Wednesday, September 18, ahead of Price’s keynote address. Faculty and graduate students will lead discussions of the book each Wednesday at noon via Zoom and free copies of the book are available for the first 12 people to sign up. Book club registration is available via Google Forms.
Ohio State professor Margaret Price to keynote National Disability Employment Awareness Month events
NDEAM events
In addition to Margaret Price’s talk, one-hour “Let’s Break to Educate” sessions will cover a wide range of disability and accessibility topics. NDEAM events this month include:
- October 9, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.: Accessible Design with Canva, Adobe Express, and Friends
- October 10, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.: Disability Studies: An Introduction
- October 16, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.: Music is more than a major: A student’s journey and watch a performance
- October 17, 2-3 p.m.: An introduction to Aira, CU’s visual interpreter service, its functionality and live demo
- October 21, 3-4 p.m.: Mental Health in Academia: Its Access, Failures, and Accountability By Dr. Margaret Price
- October 23, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.: The Career Center and what’s in it for YOU?
- October 24, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.: Learning How to Effectively Communicate With Persons Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- October 28, 2:30-3:30 p.m.: Invisible and Dynamic Disabilities: How to Empower Through Awareness and Innovation
The full schedule of NDEAM events is also available at the Clemson Accessibility Portal.
Find more information and to register visit: https://www.clemson.edu/accessibility/learn/ndeam.html.
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