OPEN DOORS: "The Diverse Paths of Disability"
Forum
and Fair on Disabilities
Sterling Memorial Library
Lecture Hall & Memorabilia Room
| Tuesday,
April 13, 2004, 6:00 pm-9:00 pm |
| 6:00-7:00 |
Reception |
| 7:00-9:00 |
Movie:
"Rolling," produced by Gretchen Berland, YSM
Faculty et.al. 2004 |
| Wednesday,
April 14, 2004, 10:00 am-9:00 pm |
| 9:30 |
Light
Refreshments |
| 10:00 |
Opening
Remarks and Welcome; Stephanie Spangler, Deputy Provost
and Roman Kuc, Chair, Provost Advisory Committee on Resources
for Students and Employees with Disabilities and Faculty
of Engineering |
| 10:15 |
Panel
Discussion (Part I)-Judy York, facilitator
History of Individuals with Disabilities and Related
Services at Yale -- Matan Koch, BK '02
Legal
Viewpoint on Disabilities -- Caroline Hendel, Associate
General Counsel |
| 12
noon |
Opening
of Exhibits |
| 1:00 |
Panel
Discussion (Part II) -- Roman Kuc, facilitator
Current Supporting Activities for Students at Yale --
Sabrina Sadique, DC '04, President, SNAPS
Access of Facilities at Yale: Accomplishments and Plans
-- Lloyd Suttle, Deputy Provost |
| 2:30 |
Naturally
Speaking:Voice Recognition Technology, A Demonstration,
Enrico Melchiorri, EM Enterprises |
| 3:00 |
Break
to Exhibit Area |
| 3:30 |
Disability
Etiquette Panel (Part III)
Things to know about guide and service dogs, wheelchair
access, websites, hearing impairments, and assisting persons
blind or visually impaired |
| 5:00 |
PBS
Video: "How Difficult Can This Be: Understanding
Learning Disabilities"1989 Eagle Hill Productions |
| 6:15 |
Closing
Reception |
| 7:00 |
Translating
Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" into American
Sign Language, Peter Novak, DRA '01, Assistant Professor
and Chair of the Performing Arts and Social Justice Program,
University of San Francisco in cooperation with the Digital
Media Center for the Arts |
Sponsored by Provost Advisory Committee on Resources for Students
and Employees with Disabilities at Yale University and with
support from the City of New Haven's Department of Services
for Persons with Disabilities, Yale Office of Environmental
Health and Safety, Media Services and SNAPS (Special Needs
Awareness and Peer Support). Assistance from Quota International,
Inc., 5th District
No pre-registration required. This is a free event. For more
information contact: 203-432-2325
For directions to Yale, go to: www.yale.edu/campusmap/directions.html
For
a printable Access Map, go to: www.yale.edu/rod/map.html.
Sterling Memorial Library is located in the Central Campus
section.
Next:
Campus access maps
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