October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) and the VCU Staff Senate Accessibility & Inclusion Working Group wants to highlight the multiple events (both virtually and in person) available to VCU staff!
Dogs on Campus
The Accessibility and Inclusion Working Group has collaborated with the Center for Human Animal Interaction to raise awareness for National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October. We will be at the compass on October 13th from 12-3 hanging out with the Dogs on Campus in support of this with the hopes of continuing to raise awareness and provide some more insight on resources for disability, inclusion, and equity available within VCU.
October 13th, 2022 from 12-3 pm on the Compass, Monroe Park Campus
Disability + Neurodiversity 101
This 90 minute seminar will be led by Serra De Arment, Assistant Professor of Counseling and Special Education at VCU, and focuses on knowledge of population size, appropriate terminology (including people-first vs. identity-first language), personal disclosures of barriers, and key accessibility issues at VCU and in the surrounding community.
This seminar is available on two different dates:
Wed Oct 5th 12:00pm - 1:30pm (EDT): Virtual - Click here for more details
Wed Oct 19th 12:00pm - 1:30pm (EDT): Virtual - Click here for more details
Deconstructing Disabilities
This 90 minute seminar will be led by Ashley Apple, Commissioner on Government Relations for the Virginia Nurses Association, and focuses on knowledge of prevailing social, economic, political, and historical factors that limit the framing of disability within the realms of compliance and legal obligation in the context of higher education.
This seminar is available on two different dates:
Tue Oct 11th 12:00pm - 1:30pm (EDT): Virtual - Click here for more details
Tue Oct 25th 3:30pm - 5:00pm (EDT): Virtual - Click here for more details
Open Dialogue on Ability / Disability
How does your ability/disability status impact your daily life? Do you wonder how that differs for others? Come engage with students, faculty, and staff for this session about ability and disability.
This session is available on two different dates:
Tue Oct 11th 4:00pm - 5:30pm (EDT): Grace Street Center, 912 W Grace St 2nd floor Click here for more details
Wed Oct 26th 4:00pm - 5:30pm (EDT): Grace Street Center, 912 W Grace St 2nd floor Click here for more details