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Constructing Communities: Exploring Access through Education and Art
December 19, 2020 at 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm
In collaboration with the University of Florida’s Disability Resource Center, Department of English, and Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere, please join us on Saturday, December 19 for a two-part event series: Constructing Communities: Exploring Access through Education and Art!
All are welcome, with educators and students particularly encouraged to attend. ASL interpreters will be present at both events, with Live Transcription services also available through Otter.ai. Please let us know of any other access needs for attending this event in the registration form.
1-2:30 p.m. EST: Bridging the Gap: Community Engagement in Public Education
Panelists Gerry Altamirano (Assistant Dean and Director of the Disability Resource Center, University of Florida), Maryam El-Shall (English Instructor, Santa Fe College), Brian Glen (English Instructor, Discovery High School), and Stephen Hardy (American Sign Language Instructor, University of Florida) will discuss access, education and meeting the needs of students who are transitioning from the high school to collegiate level. After opening discussion, participants will join break-out rooms with guided questions to continue conversation with other attendees before reconvening with panelists.
4-5:30 p.m. EST, Building Collaborative Spaces: Learning from Crip Communities
Learn through practice (or just hang out) with stellar artists Sky Cubacub (Radical Visibility Zine, Rebirth Garments) and Ashanti Fortson (cartoonist and illustrator, CRESS & PETRA forth) during a collaborative zine workshop! Panelists will discuss art, identity and community building followed by Q&A. All participants are invited to make a zine along with the panelists — so please bring any kind of writing instrument and any kind of paper that you want to use! Break-out rooms for quieter workspace or sharing with fellow attendees will also be available.