Please share 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/ ________________________________ From: National Association of Disabled Staff Networks (NADSN) discussion list <NADSN-ALL@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> on behalf of Catherine Walter <catherine.walter@LINACRE.OX.AC.UK> Sent: Monday, April 8, 2024 5:40 AM To: NADSN-ALL@JISCMAIL.AC.UK <NADSN-ALL@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> Subject: University of Oxford annual Disability Lecture Tuesday 30th April live & online Caution! This message was sent from outside the University of Manitoba. 2024 Annual Disability Lecture: Changing the disability narrative: From unseen to understood 30 April, 6-8pm, Lecture Theatre 1, Blavatnik School of Government and via Zoom The University of Oxford Disability Advisory Group and the Equality and Diversity Unit are delighted to invite you to the 10th annual Disability Lecture. Through her lived experience, speaker Beth Kume-Holland<https://www.bethkh.com/> will explore the topic of less visible disabilities and chronic illness and share a glimpse into her own journey from Oxford undergraduate and researcher to award-winning CEO and international disability rights advocate. We want you to get the most out of attending this event. With this in mind, we’ve chosen a venue with accessibility features<https://www.accessguide.ox.ac.uk/the-blavatnik-school-of-government#collapse1341011>, and will also host online through Zoom. The lecture will be British Sign Language interpreted for in-person and online audiences and there will be live stenographer captioning. Please indicate any support you need when booking your free tickets. Find out more and book your free tickets<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-disability-lecture-changing-the-disability-narrative-tickets-861566076327?aff=oddtdtcreator> ------------- Dr Catherine Walter HEA NTF (she/her) Emeritus Fellow in Applied Linguistics | Chair, Oxford University Disability Advisory Group Linacre College, University of Oxford | St Cross Road | Oxford | OX1 3JA | UK [Linacre College crest: Black shield with three white scallop shells in corners and an open book in the centre with alpha and omega on the pages]<https://www.linacre.ox.ac.uk/> [LGBT+ Ally badge. Cartoon people in rainbow colours in a circle around a central medallion with text 'A proud LGBT+ Ally'] <https://edu.admin.ox.ac.uk/lgbt-allies#/> ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the NADSN-ALL list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=NADSN-ALL&A=1