The Disabled & Proud Planning Committee has worked for months on the following schedule, which we're proud to share with you. This final schedule will be sent to all registered participants a few days before the conference and will also be posted on this website.
To all our speakers, exhibitors, sponsors, and mentors: Thank you for making this happen! Students, we can't wait to share this conference with you!
To all our speakers, exhibitors, sponsors, and mentors: Thank you for making this happen! Students, we can't wait to share this conference with you!
Thursday, October 11
- 3–4 p.m. EDT | Welcome: Strategies for Community Change | Wendy Harbour & Kim Elmore
- 4–4:45 p.m. EDT | Mentored Chats - Disability Rights, Education, Activism, & eMployment! | Stephanie Woodward, Director of Advocacy, Center for Disability Rights on Activism | Zoom
- 4:45-5 p.m. EDT | Break
- 5–6 p.m. EDT | Keynote Panel: Student Activists on Working for Campus Change | Zina Jawadi, Jay Pande, & Megan Zahneis
- 6–7 p.m. EDT | Breakout Sessions 1: Disability Rights
• What Individuals and Organizations Can Do When Disability Problems Come Up on Campus | Maddie O'Meara & Richard Allegra | Ed Roberts Room
• Disability Law 101: Know Your Rights to Be a Better Disability Rights Activist | Katherine Perez & Stephanie Woodward | Chris Bell Room
• Disability History 101: Know Your History to Be a Better Disability Rights Activist | Catherine Kudlick | Leah Katz-Hernandez Room - 7-7:45 p.m. EDT | Mentored Chats - Disability Rights, Education, Activism, & eMployment! | Adie Baez, Program Analyst, Healthcare Ready, on Education | Zoom
- 7:45-8 p.m. EDT | Break
- 8-10 p.m. EDT | Deej Screening Plus Live Tweet & After-Film Twitter Chat | endever* corbin @endeverstar & Kim Elmore @DREAMdisability.
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- 3–4 p.m. EDT | Keynote: Lydia X. Z. Brown
- 3–5 p.m. EDT | Exhibit Hall Open House
- 4–4:45 p.m. EDT | Mentored Chats - Disability Rights, Education, Activism, & eMployment! | Carolyn Grawi, Executive Director, Center for Independent Living Disability Resources Center in Pensacola, on Disability Rights | Zoom
- 4:45-5 p.m. EDT | Break
- 5–6 p.m. EDT | Breakout Sessions 2: Education
• Disability Studies 101 for Student Leaders | Megan Zahneis, Dan Darkow & Angela Carter | Ed Roberts Room
• Setting Up Student Groups: What Are My Options? | Kim Elmore & Wendy Harbour | Chris Bell Room
• Deaf Studies: What Deaf Gain Can Teach All Students with Disabilities | Rachel Kolb & Lauren Kinast | Leah Katz-Hernandez Room - 6–7 p.m. EDT | Breakout Sessions 3: Activism
• Access 101: Planning Accessible Events with Universal Design | Kate Corbett Pollack & Diane Weiner | Ed Roberts Room
• Policy Activism: How Can We Affect Policy at Campus, State, and Federal levels | Elijah Armstrong & Patrick Cokley | Chris Bell Room
• What is a Disability Cultural Center? | Cole Eskridge, liz thomson, Kate Corbett Pollack, & Megan Zahneis | Leah Katz-Hernandez Room - 7-7:45 p.m. EDT | Mentored Chats - Disability Rights, Education, Activism, & eMployment! | Megan Zahneis | Co-founder and President, Students with Disabilities Advisory Council at Miami University in Ohio and DREAM Board member, on Campus Activism | Zoom
- 7:45-8 p.m. EDT | Break
- 8-9:30 p.m. EDT | Open DREAM Student Meeting & Online Discussion: How Can We Best Support community Change on College Campuses? with the DREAM Student Advisory Board on Zoom with some live tweeting
- 3–4 p.m. EDT | Keynote: Storm Smith
- 4–4:45 p.m. EDT | Mentored Chats - Disability Rights, Education, Activism, & eMployment! | Alec Frazier, Director, Autistic Reality on eMployment | Zoom
- 4:45-5 p.m. EDT | Break
- 5–6 p.m. EDT | Breakout Sessions 4: Activism
• Inclusion 101: Understanding Intersectionality to Improve Inclusion in Campus Organizing | Keri Gray | Ed Roberts Room
• Fundraising and Collaborating to Pay for Inclusive Events and Campus Activism | Chris Bell Room
• Saving Your ‘Spoons:’ Taking Care of Yourself While Dealing with Ableism”) | Toni Saia & Cara Leibowitz | Leah Katz-Hernandez Room - 6–7 p.m. EDT | Breakout Sessions 5: Mentoring
• Networking to Reach Your Goals | Xian Horn & Derek Shields | Ed Roberts Room
• Training Allies and Working with Other Marginalized Groups | Nell Koneczny & Zoie Sheets | Chris Bell Room
• Using Social Media to Find Mentors and Allies | Alyssa Hillary, Kathleen Downes & Clark Matthews | Leah Katz-Hernandez Room - 7-7:45 p.m. EDT | Mentored Chats - Disability Rights, Education, Activism, & eMployment! | Jessica Queener, Senior Program Associate, Center for Workforce Development, Institute for Educational Leadership, on eMployment | Zoom
- 7:45-8 p.m. EDT | Break
- 8-10 p.m. EDT | Screening of Short Films By and About College Students with Disabilities plus a Workshop on Video Advocacy with Rooted in Rights | Courtney Cole