"Disability is not a great struggle or 'courage in the face of adversity.' Disability is an art. It’s an ingenious way to live."
-Neil Marcus
In this panel event, scholars and practitioners discuss opportunities for ingenuity as a growing number of higher education institutions shift toward an intersectional cultural model of disability.
Panel Event and Q&A with:
- Dr. Stephanie Kerschbaum
(she/hers), a U-M National Center for Institutional Diversity scholar-in-residence and associate professor of English at the University of Delaware. - Piotr Pasik
(he/him), Founder and Director of Adaptive Recreation and wheelchair sports instructor at Michigan State University. - Lloyd Shelton
(he/him), U-M School of Social Work alumnus, founder of Students with Disabilities and our Allies Group (SDAG) and 2014 Neubacher Award recipient. - liz thomson (they/them), University of Minnesota-Morris’s Assistant Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs and Director of Equity, Diversity, andIntercultural Programs.
- Moderated by Ashley Wiseman with welcoming remarks from Dr. Robert Adams, Director of U-M Initiative on Disability Studies
University of Michigan Initiative on Disability Studies; Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Disability Culture at U-M
An Ingenious Way to Live: Fostering Disability Culture in Higher Education
Panel event with Q & A
October 21, 2019
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Rackham Auditorium
Sponsored by: University of Michigan Initiative on Disability Studies; Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Disability Culture at U-M
Contact Information: Ashley Wiseman, wisemana@umich.edu
"Disability is not a great struggle or 'courage in the face of adversity.' Disability is an art. It’s an ingenious way to live."
-Neil Marcus
In this panel event, scholars and practitioners discuss opportunities for ingenuity as a growing number of higher education institutions shift toward an intersectional cultural model of disability.
Panel Event and Q&A with:
- Dr. Stephanie Kerschbaum
(she/hers), a U-M National Center for Institutional Diversity scholar-in-residence and associate professor of English at the University of Delaware. - Piotr Pasik
(he/him), Founder and Director of Adaptive Recreation and wheelchair sports instructor at Michigan State University. - Lloyd Shelton
(he/him), U-M School of Social Work alumnus, founder of Students with Disabilities and our Allies Group (SDAG) and 2014 Neubacher Award recipient. - liz thomson (they/them), University of Minnesota-Morris’s Assistant Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs and Director of Equity, Diversity, andIntercultural Programs.
- Moderated by Ashley Wiseman with welcoming remarks from Dr. Robert Adams, Director of U-M Initiative on Disability Studies
