Syracuse University is recognizing National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) in October, and there are several events taking place on campus and virtually. These opportunities enhance awareness of and support for our disabled community on campus in employment, education, culture and beyond.
Hosted by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, the Center for Disability Resources, the Center on Disability and Inclusion, the Burton Blatt Institute, and the Disability Cultural Center, these events follow the highly successful D.E.I.A. Symposium on Oct. 3.
Included in National Disability Employment Awareness Month is the “Disability Poetics Launch” featuring panelists (from left to right): Meg Day, Kenny Fries, Cyree Jarelle Johnson, Stephen Kuusisto and Naomi Ortiz.
“The events we have highlighted this month showcase the disabled experience in college and beyond, and also deliver resources to faculty and staff on how to create a truly inclusive campus,” says Christy Ashby, School of Education professor of inclusive education and director of the Center on Disability and Inclusion.
“We are fortunate to have a strong coalition of offices, centers and institutes at Syracuse working every day to bring more awareness, opportunities and resources.”
The campus community is invited to engage in all opportunities, including the following events:
Neurodiversity at Syracuse University Webinar: (Re) Designing Courses Based on Students’ Interests
Oct. 10, 3-4 p.m. EDT
Location: Virtual (See event details)
Unlearning and Relearning Disability
Oct. 12, 9-9:15 a.m.
Location: 347 Hinds Hall
Office Hours with Mary Grace Almandrez, Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion
Oct. 13, 3:30-5 p.m.
Location: 306 Steele Hall
Creating Our Own Lives: Book Launch
Oct. 18, 5-7 p.m.
Whitman School of Management, Milton Room 411
Rethinking the Disability Paradigm
Oct. 19, 9-10:15 a.m.
101 Crouse-Hinds Hall
Disability Poetics Launch
Oct. 24, 2-3:15 p.m. EDT
Virtual
Reasonable Accommodations for Students and Employees – Faculty & Staff session
Oct. 26, 9-10:15 a.m.
247 Crouse-Hinds Hall
For more information about National Disability Employment Awareness Month, visit the Office of Disability Employment Policy website.
For more information about accessibility and varied disability programs, services and resources at Syracuse University, visit Accessible Syracuse.
