2021 Disability Summit Program

An Event Itinerary will be sent to registrants via email during the week of April 5th, 2021. This will contain the Zoom links for each session and other important information. The event is free but registration is required in order to get access to the event.

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2021 Disability Summit is presented by:
University of Maryland President’s Commission on Disability Issues and Trace Research & Development Center

April 12	DAY 1
9:00 AM-10:00 AM	Welcome and Opening Keynote - Dr. Ashley Shew
10:30 AM-1:00 PM	SESSION 1: Disability Represented as Crisis
10:30 AM-11:00 AM	Cinematic Portrayals of Disability as Ongoing Crisis Dr. Petra Anders
11:10 AM-11:40 AM	Canceled A Form of Racialized Neuronormativity: The Reading of Racial Stereotypes on Neurodivergent Bodyminds Rudolph P. Reyes III
11:50 AM-1:00 PM	Whose Story is it Anyway? Kathleen McGoldrick, Sharon Cuff & Stephanie Patterson
1:30 PM-3:30 PM	SESSION 2: Policing the Disabled Body
1:30 PM-2:00 PM	Tourette’s Syndrome and Tic Disorders: What Law Enforcement Needs to Know Raymond Nardella
2:10 PM-3:30 PM	Decriminalizing Behavioral Health Marcella Holloman, Lauren Young & Thomas Hicks
4:00 PM-5:00 PM	SESSION 3: Spoken Word Workshop
4:00 PM-5:00 PM	Poetic Exploration: Allies, Accomplices & Ableism Dr. Naliyah Kaya
April 13	DAY 2
9:30 AM -12:30 PM	SESSION 1: Being Seen
9:30 AM-10:05 AM	A New Tool for Making Computers Usable by Those Who Cannot Dr. Gregg Vanderheiden
10:15 AM-10:45 AM	Hidden Disability: Seeking Support and Understanding for Endometriosis in an Online Community Jessica Chaikof
10:50 AM-11:15AM	Essential Yet Disposable: Food, Flowers, and Filth in the Pandemic Era Dr. Rebecca Monteleone
11:25 AM-12:30 PM	Parenting During the Storms: Experiences of Parents with Disabilities Raising Children During COVID & Social Turmoil Denna Lambert & Dr. Beth Douthirt-Cohen
12:45 PM-1:15 PM	University of Maryland Internal PCDI Awards Presentations Presented by Dr. Georgina Dodge, Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, University of Maryland
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM	SESSION 2: Accessibility in a Pandemic
1:30 PM-2:00 PM	Inheritance and Access Dr. Jonathan Flowers
2:10 PM-2:40 PM	Steps to Creating Accessible Courses Dr. Sandy Saperstein & Sacha St-Onge Ahmad
2:50 PM-3:20 PM	Queer Theory, Accessibility, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in the Classroom Dr. Kristin LaFollette
3:30 PM-4:00 PM	Accommodating Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Strategies to Support Service Providers Dr. Terri Massie-Burrell & Dayna Geary
April 14	DAY 3
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM	SESSION 1: Self Advocacy
9:00 AM-9:30 AM	The Better Way: Disabled Students Navigating Self-Advocacy in Postsecondary Education Emunah Woolf
9:40 AM-10:00 AM	Stories of Disabled Student Organizing Through Time: A Case Study Dani Pryke
10:10 AM-10:35 AM	Turning Complaints into Advocacy Adith Thummalapalli
10:45 AM-11:15 AM	Young Adults shaping the Disability Social Justice Movement Alyssia Jackson, Erin Mayo, Julia Nessman & Savannah Trevino-Casias
12:45 PM -2:00 PM	SESSION 2: Activism Across the Globe
12:45 PM-1:20 PM	Main Aspects of Violence Against Women and Girls with Disabilities (Georgia) Madona Kharebava
1:30 PM-2:00 PM	Madness: Respons-ability Against Crude Power (Iran) Dr. Sona Kazemi
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM	SESSION 3: Moving Toward an Inclusive Future
2:30 PM-3:00 PM	Making and Breaking in a Disabled World Dr. Kelly Fritsch & Dr. Anne McGuire
3:10 PM-3:55 PM	Trace Center at 50 – Accomplishments, Lessons Learned, and Future Directions Dr. J. Bern Jordan, Dr. Hernisa Kacorri, Dr. Jonathan Lazar, Dr. Amanda Lazar & Dr. Gregg Vanderheiden
4:30 PM-5:30 PM	Final Thoughts and Closing Keynote - Dr. Angel Love Miles
	Pre-recorded sessions

The 2021 Disability Summit has been possible due to the dedicated support of our wonderful sponsors!