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May 2 2019

Applied Health Sciences Albrecht Global Lecture on Disability

May 2 - 3, 2019

10:00 AM - 7:30 PM

Location

DISABILITY, HEALTH AND SOCIAL POLICY BUILDING

Address

1640 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL 60608

The UIC Department of Disability and Human Development (DHD) invites you to the Albrecht Global Lecture on Disability.

This lecture series brings international scholars in the field of disability and disability studies to DHD for a formal lecture and events related to global perspectives on disability.

The 2019 keynote speaker will be Rachel da Silva Gorman, Graduate Program Director in Critical Disability Studies, York University.

Thursday, May 2
Location: DHSP (1640 W. Roosevelt Rd.)

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.  Introduction (Room 204)
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.   Rachel da Silva Gorman Lecture & Discussion (Room 204)
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.  Panel: “Intersection of International Disability Rights and Culture” Room 204
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.   Lunch and discussion with faculty (DHSP Room 216)
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.   Meeting with students (DHSP Room 216)

Friday, May 3
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  Meeting with Professor Carrie Sandahl and others to discuss Bodies of Work (DHSP, Room 216)
5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.     Lecture or Performance (Access Living, 115 W. Chicago Ave.)

 

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Contact

Cheryl Johnson

Date posted

Apr 12, 2019

Date updated

Apr 30, 2019