By: Dawn Amsberry

As part of Diversity Week 2021, Jay Dolmage, Professor of English at the University of Waterloo, will present a talk titled “Academic Ableism, Access, and Inclusion: Before, During and
After COVID-19.” The virtual program will take place via Zoom on Monday, May 17 at 2 p.m.

In this presentation we will address the ableist attitudes, policies, and practices that are built into higher education. We will also interrogate the minimal and temporary means we have been given to address inequities, and the cost such an approach has for disabled students and faculty. We will explore our own ableist biases, apologies and defenses in an effort to build tools for a much more accessible future at Penn State, while we also examine how disability has been situated in higher education before, during and (someday) after Covid-19.

The Zoom link will be shared closer to the date. The program will be recorded for later viewing.
Please mark your calendar and plan to attend!