RSVP for Disability Inclusion Workshop
12-1:45pm, Monday, July 22
Rackham Auditorium (915 East Washington St., Ann Arbor)

All are welcome! Due to an explosion of interest, this event has been moved from Weiser Hall to Rackham Auditorium.

Students with disabilities at U-M report some of the highest rates of discrimination and overall negative experiences on campus. At this interactive panel discussion and workshop, you will meet students, faculty, and staff with different kinds of disabilities, both visible and invisible. The panelists will share personal stories, as well as concrete advice on how to make your events, meetings, and classes more inclusive and accessible. Everyone is welcome at this free and public event, which is organized in accordance with universal design principles.

Our panelists include:
1) Ashley Wiseman (she/her): Associate Director, Global Scholars Program (panel moderator)
2) Shanna K. Kattari (she/her): Assistant Professor, School of Social Work and LSA Women’s Studies Department
3) Elizabeth McLain (she/her): PhD Candidate, School of Music, Theatre & Dance
4) Seif Saqallah (he/his): U-M Alumnus; Graduate Student, Middle East and
North African Studies MA and JD Program at  the School of Law
5) Solomon Furious Worlds (he/his): Staff Member at the Ross School of Business; Graduate Student, JD Program at the School of Law; Co-Founder and Co-Chair, Disability Rights Student Organization
6) Dr. Feranmi Okanlami (he/his), Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; Director for Medical Student Success in the Medical School's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Event co-organizers Ashley Wiseman (wisemana@umich.edu) and Ashley Bates (asbates@umich.edu) are eager to help and answer any questions. The building, event space, and restroom are wheelchair accessible. A lactation room (room #2521) and gender-inclusive restroom (third floor, east wing) are available on site. The nearest reflection room is in the Michigan League (room #347). CART and ASL services will be provided at the event, and presentation materials can be emailed in advance upon request. This event will be video-recorded, as well as live-streamed via this link: https://player.cloud.wowza.com/hosted/1rhdg0dd/player.html

The Palmer Parking Structure is the closest public parking structure (two blocks away); it is free for U-M employees with a blue pass and $1.70 per hour for anyone else. It includes parking spots for individuals with disabilities.

This event is co-presented by the International Institute’s Inclusion Culture Liaisons Committee and the Disability Culture at U-M Committee. Co-sponsors include: the Global Scholars Program, the Residential College, the Department of American Culture, the Barger Leadership Institute, the LSA Dean’s Office, the Council for Disability Concerns, the School of Law, and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

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