Book Display in Cooper Library
Month of October
Come see the book display on disability and accessibility related topics, located in the popular reading area of the fourth floor west learning commons in Cooper Library.
Lunch and Learn - What Are Sensory Friendly Rooms and Why Are They Needed
October 6th 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Tom Beeson, Spectrum Program Coordinator for Clemson University, will present on sensory friendly rooms.
Lunch and Learn - Ableism and Anti-Blackness: An Introduction to Disability Justice
October 13th 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Clare Mullaney, Faculty in Disability Rhetorics for Clemson University, this session will be a conversation about the shift from disability rights to disability justice movements. Rather than frame disability as--in the words of poet Audre Lorde--a "single issue," disability justice recognizesdisability as a raced, gendered, and classed category. This session, in particular, will attend to the overlap between histories of race and disability as they relate to everything from diagnostic practices to the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on people of color. To conclude, we'll discuss the ramifications of the shift from rights-based discourse to justice for the work we do to support disabled students on campus and the disability community more broadly.
Keynote - Advocacy, Rights, and Perspectives on Gender, Disability, and Intersectionality
October 17th 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Judy Heumann is a lifelong advocate for disability rights and is known as the “Mother of disability rights”. Judy contracted polio as a child leading to her use of a wheelchair for her mobility. Judy faced discrimination as a young child which contributed to her advocacy role and working in collaboration with others to fight for their rights.
*This presentation will be available at the McKissik Theater in the Hendrix Center as well as Zoom.*
Movie Showing - "Crip Camp"
October 17th 4:45pm in McKissick Theater
After Judy Heumann's presentation, the movie, "Crip Camp," will be shown in McKissick Theater which is located near the main entrance of the the Hendrix Center's ground floor.
Free pizza and popcorn will be provided.
Lunch and Learn - Digital Accessibility: Fundamentals for Inclusive Digital Content
October 20th 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Dan Lewis, Digital Accessibility Director, will introduce fundamentals and best practices for digital accessibility. From email and Word documents to PowerPoint slides and websites, join to learn key strategies for inclusive digital communication.
Keynote - Shifting from Compliance to a Culture of Inclusion
October 25th 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Charnessa Warner, Director of Student Disability Services at the University of Chicago, advocates for inclusion for students with disabilities debunking the false belief that students with a disability are not academically capable. Change has been initiated but only in compliance with the law. Warner emphasizes that complacency does not equate to inclusivity.
*This presentation will be available at the Watt Center Auditorium as well as Zoom.*
*Free t-shirts to the first 40 attendees*
Lunch and Learn - Understanding Service and Emotional Support Animals
October 27th 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Priscilla Harrison, Accessibility Services and Compliance Director for Clemson University, and Margaret Camp, Student Accessibility Services Director, will present information about Emotional Support Animal (ESA) accommodations.
Lunch and Learn - Basic Adobe Acrobat PDF Accessibility
November 3rd 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Michelle Tuten, Accessibility Coordinator for Clemson Online of Clemson University, will present the basics of making your Adobe PDF accessible so that members of your audience who have disabilities can spend less time trying to access the content and more time engaging with it!
Keynote - Disability Cultural Awareness and Anti-ableism
November 3rd 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Kimberly Tissot, CEO of Able SC, applies the philosophy of independent living and advocates for disability inclusion. Her road to disability rights began after she had her leg amputated from rare childhood cancer. Tissot believes in the value of individualized and community-based empowerment as she wants people to recognize their full potential. She plays many roles including developing new disability rights leaders, legislative disability rights advocacy, and advancing disability employment and awareness.
*This presentation will be available at the Phyfer Auditorium in Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business (WAP) as well as Zoom.*
Lunch and Learn - Teaching Everyone: Practical Methods to Apply Universal Design for Learning Right Now
November 10th 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Taimi Olsen, Executive Director of OTEI at Clemson University, will introduce some practical, easy, and evidence-based methods to support learning and connect to all students. Learn too how these fit into the UDL framework: Universal Design for Learning.
