The 9th Annual Disability and Change Symposium

This year, we celebrate disability and the movement toward justice. People with disabilities have struggled in the name of justice. But little is known about that, as history is often told by the professionals, such as doctors, educators, and reformers. Disability history reveals a hidden past where disabled people were doing, advocating, and organizing. Disability is being re-written into history (Daniel J. Wilson). Each panel during the day explores ways in which disabled people were/are re-writing history. This event asks everyone to think about how we find, share, and engage our greater communities in this important history. Please invite your friends, neighbors and co-workers. Together, as participants in this event, we will be adding to this rich history.

Symposium Agenda

• 9 a.m. Welcome and Student Panel

• 10 a.m. Naming Disability: How Communication Changes Over Time

• 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Temple University Campus Connect (in-person)

• 1 p.m. Advocating for Disability: Intersecting Movements

• 2 p.m. Finding Disability: Art and Objects

About the Disability and Change Symposium

The goal of the annual Symposium is to center people with disabilities. We know the experience of disability is more than a diagnosis. Disability is also part of an identity and a culture.  The annual Disability and Change Symposium gives us a glimpse into the past, present, and future.

This year's Disability and Change Symposium is a live webinar format. It is free and available to the public. Accessibility features include Realtime Transcription (CART) along with ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation. A recording and transcript of the panel discussions will become part of a free online mini-course to be published at a later date.