Please plan to join us! Disability Studies Student Research & Community Engagement Presentations: 2022 Thesis Projects

When: Friday, May 27, 12:00-1:30pm

Where: Zoom meeting

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Accessibility Information:

This event will have CART captioning and ASL interpretation. It will be recorded for asynchronous access.


Panelists:

  • Nina Tran, "Deaf Perspectives on Automatic Sign Language Translation"
    • Abstract: TBA
  • Olivia Quesada, "Disability Justice for Urban Planners and Designers"
    •  A card set and toolkit for professionals to consult in their planning and design processes. The hope is in guiding urban planners and designers towards more accessible designs while teaching them about the tenets of disability justice.
  • Natalie Stagnone, "Development and Growth of Thurston County Inclusion"
    • Over the past four years, Natalie founded and developed Thurston County Inclusion (TCI), a nonprofit whose mission is to create activities for youth with and without intellectual disabilities. Through this process, she has applied many of the concepts and ideas from her Disability Studies classes. This culminated in a 120-page Volunteer Manual, which includes topics such as language around disability, disability history and global perspectives on disability. Natalie will describe how a Disability Studies perspective has guided TCI's mission and what the future is for TCI. 
  • Talia Katayama Bass, "Come As You Are: A Celebration of Dance and Disability"
    • Abstract: TBA
  • Moderator: Stephanie Kerschbaum, DSP Core Faculty

Presenters will talk about their Disability Studies Major thesis projects, followed by Q & A.  Join us for a lively conversation and to support our undergraduate researchers and activists!

If you have any questions for other access needs for this event, contact Joanne Woiak jwoiak [at] uw [dot] edu