Check out the latest update from the Oral Histories of the Disability Rights Movement, 1970-2020 project. We are also still accepting proposals (till Dec. 20) for the Winter 2022 online seminar series Access, Inclusion, and Disability: Connecting scholars and practitioners.
Happy IDPD
The Carleton University Disability Research Group hopes that everyone has a happy and safe International Day of Persons with Disabilities. We can all contribute to a more inclusive and accessible future, today and every day.
OHDA Blog 4: November 2021:
Early steps in Public Education, Teaching and Exhibition We are happy to update you on how we have been using the interviews of disability activists collected in early 2021 for the Oral Histories of the Disability Rights Movement, 1970-2020 project. Margaret Janse van Rensburg, one of three doctoral candidates in Social Work assisting in the research, used the …
One year and 11 interviews later:
Update of “Oral histories of activists in the disability rights movement between 1970 and 2020” October 2021 It’s been one year since the “Oral histories of activists in the disability rights movement between 1970 and 2020” project has launched. This project is umbrellaed under Carleton University’s Disability Research Group (CUDRG) and is directed by Dr. Therese Jennissen, …
Upcoming CUDRG Presentation
The CUDRG is pleased to announce an upcoming talk by member Dr. Ryan Patterson, “Transnational Representation: MCC Canada and the founding of Disabled Peoples’ International, 1981”. The talk will be held online along with two others as part of the MCC@100 Conference panel “MCC as Incubator and Catalyst” on Friday, October 1st, 7pm-9pm. Attendees are asked to …
Disability Futurity Exhibit Launch
Happy National AccessAbility Week (May 30 to June 5)! To celebrate, the CUDRG is launching a new virtual exhibit, Disability Futurity: Interdisciplinary Anticipations of a Non-normative Tomorrow. See the announcement here and the exhibit here.
OHDA Blog #2 – Update on Emerging Themes and Progress
The “Oral histories of activists in the disability rights movement between 1970 and 2020” project began in September 2020 and we are pleased to share an update on the progress and learnings to date. Oral histories of activists in the disability rights movement between 1970 and 2020Project Leadership- Dr. Therese Jennissen, from the School of …
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New Technology in Patterson Hall featured in AMI This Week news story
Hello, this is Brittany Clayton with an AMI This Week exclusive. Last Monday, a story about a new technology was featured on AMI This Week.This new technology was developed in Ottawa by a company called Proto-Dev. The technology allows users to operate elevators with the use of their smart phones. Users can download an app …
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