Hello, There is a virtual option for this event look under accommodation. ALL are welcome within and outside of the University of Manitoba. Please share widely. Thanks, Nancy https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/equity/event/a-manifesto-for-a-disability-justice-in-academia/ [https://calendarmedia.blob.core.windows.net/assets/e26ebf47-6761-4156-bc33-51794d99cc34-small.png]<https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/equity/event/a-manifesto-for-a-disability-justice-in-academia/> A Manifesto for a Disability Justice in Academia<https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/equity/event/a-manifesto-for-a-disability-justice-in-academia/> Berthelot-Raffard will explore whether Canadian universities are designed to consider justice for people with disabilities. She will discuss the anti-ableist utopia and outline the five principles that guide disability justice in the academic world. eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca Nancy E Hansen, PhD, Professor, Director, Interdisciplinary Master's Program,Disability Studies Accessibility is not an optics issue or a choice it is a necessity If you say I have special needs ... then just say the word disabled. Euphemisms only fuel ableism. Disability is not a dirty word. Haben Girma Disability is creativity at a moment’s notice. It adds depth and texture. It’s another element in the human experience 128 Education Building University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3T 2N2 Email:Nancy.Hansen@umanitoba.ca<mailto:Nancy.Hansen@umanitoba.ca> Chapter 18: DisAppearing Disability: Disability MAiD Invisible, by Nancy Hansen https://canadianscholars.ca/book/disappearing/