What is the Conference Schedule?
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!
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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Friday, October 12
  • 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

Saturday, October 13
  • 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
Disabled & Proud is sponsored by DREAM at the National Center for College Students with Disabilities (NCCSD).  The NCCSD is funded through a four-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education (P116D150005) to the Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD).  The NCCSD, AHEAD, and the US Dept. of Education may not agree with all content on linked pages and conference materials, and we can't guarantee the accessibility of external sites.

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