Accessibility—of information, events, spaces, and communities-- is often an afterthought, with retrofits and addons instead of integrated designs. Understanding disability, disability rights, and the various ways people with disabilities see themselves is the first step to creating more accessible environments for everyone.
In this workshop, participants will begin by describing their existing understanding of and relationship to disability. Using this baseline, we will review the history of disability rights in the US and globally. We will also review some of the major models and types of disability, and participants will reflect upon which framework best fits their understanding. Finally, we’ll work through some examples of language choices when discussing disability before returning to the starting reflection question: What is disability?
After this workshop participants will be able to:
- describe the different models of disability and why they are used
- follow current disability etiquette and explain why these rules matter
- explain the impact of the disability rights movement in the US and abroad, connecting that history to their classroom practices
If you have registered for this event, or are on the waitlist and require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate, please contact drakeinstitute@osu.edu. Requests should be made at least two weeks prior to the event, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.