Thurs, Oct 30, 1:30-3:00. "Beyond the Imagined Normal: Disability, Pride, & Culture." The talk is open to the public.
Social Justice Leader to speak at Bellevue College
Lydia Brown to speak on topics of disability pride in a culture rooted in the medical model of disability...Read more
3:00 - 5:00pm (Free Admission!) Odegaard Library 220, University of WashingtonRead more
May 18 & 19, 2015 - Hawai'i Convention Center in Honolulu, HI
For the 31st edition, Pac Rim is merging and partnering with another conference, so there is sure to be plenty of surprises!
The Pacific Rim International Conference, considered one of the most ‘diverse gatherings...Read more
“Early Intervention and Language Acquisition: The New Effective Approach”, by Beth Benedict, Ph.D.
Friday, Oct 24, 6:30-8:30pm, Kane Hall 120, University of Washington Seattle
Free admission
Co-sponsored by UW Disability Studies Program.
Beth Benedict is a...Read more
Sun Oct 19, 6:30pm, Northwest Film Forum for Social Justice Film Festival, AND Mon Oct 20, 3pm, UW Odegaard 220, free.Read more
Please join us for the first DS brown bag seminar of the year!
Friday, October 10, 12-1pm, MGH 024 (the D Center), Joanne Woiak, “Privacy, Public History, and the Archive.”
Joanne Woiak is a Lecturer in the DS Program who is especially interested in the history of eugenics and...Read more
The Varsity Theater is screening the documentary FIXED on October 9 (7-9 p.m.).
This screening is organized by the UW Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering, and is a fundraiser for the neuroethics group there. After the film, there will be a panel of speakers, including Joanne Woiak...Read more
Deadline: November 15, 2014
http://www.aahd.us/initiatives/scholarship-program/
AAHD is accepting applications for the AAHD Scholarship Program (2014-2015) which supports students with disabilities pursuing...Read more
The Disability Studies Program welcomes José Alaniz as the new Director.
José Alaniz is an associate professor in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures and the Department of Comparative Literature (adjunct). He published his first book, Komiks: Comic Art in Russia...Read more
Congratulations to these DS community members who have won 2014 awards from the University of Washington Disability Studies Program! Dennis Lang Student Award: Anjali Truitt, Public Health Genetics. Harlan Hahn Student Awards: Mary Edwards, School of Social Work; Tash Hansen-Day, Disability...Read more