Emerging Disability Research 11 am- 7 pm on Zoom, Wednesday April 9

Disability is an intersectional area of exploration for vast research. Join us for this day of emerging research as we explore a myriad of topics, including the arts, care work, access, medicalization, institutionalization, travel, employment, and much more!

ASL and CART services will be provided.

Schedule

Track 1 Option: Disability and the Arts  11:15 am-2:00 pm

• 11:15 am: Access Artistry for Community Disability Archive by Julia Havard 
• 11:30 am: TouchTree: A tool for touch object development using digital fabrication methods by Chloe Adkins 
• 11:45 am: The Misrepresentation of American Sign Language and Deaf Culture in Mainstream Film Media: A Call for Inclusive Representation by Katherine Hamilton 
• 12:15 pm Intersections Between Art and Disability in Contemporary Japan by aliwen 
• 12:30 pm: Accessible Weaving with Intertwine Arts by Ria Hawk 
• 12:45 pm: The Agency of Access: Contemporary Disability Art and Institutional Critique by Amanda Cachia 
• 1:15 pm: Access as Invitation: Challenging the Constraints of Normative Arts Participation 
• 1:45 pm: Collective Q&A and Discussion moderated by Lukey Ellsburg and Maxwell Feinstein  

Track 2 Option: At the Nexus of Medicine, Technology, and Institutionalization 11:15 am- 2:00 pm

• 11:15 am: We are the Doctors for You: Improving Internal Medicine Resident Education to Better Serve Adults Living with Disabilities by Maisie Orsillo, Lucy Kohlenberg 
• 11:30 am Neurodiversity & Accessibility in the Therapy Process - Considerations for General Practitioners by Ernesto Martinez  
• 11:45 am: The (Un)fit Doctor: The History of Technical Standards in US Medical Education from 1960-2000 by Samuel Suh 
• 12:15 pm Public Health and disability research in a Pandemic’s Aftermath: Tensions and Possibilities by Kara M. Mannor 
• 12:30 pm: In the Dreaming: New Futures, Rethinking Disability by Litia Perta 
• 12:45 pm: The Ongoing Fight Against Institutional Abuse: Survivor-Led Movements and Creative Actions by Samantha Fein 
• 1:15 pm: Where the ADA and the Medical Model Meet: Young Adults with Rare Conditions by Courtney Felle 
• 1:30 pm: Metaphors of Diagnostic Identities in Young Adults with Rare and Undiagnosed Disease by Bailey Miller 
• 1:45 pm:  Collective Discussion and Q&A 

Disability and Care Work 2:10-3:45 pm

• 2:15 pm:  Deaf populations and human trafficking: Risk and protective factors for consideration by Elizabeth Bowman, Carrie Kobek Pezzerossi, Teresa Crowe 
• 2:30 pm: Exploring Social Support and Family Well-Being Through Family Routines for Parents of Autistic Children by Angela Makris 
• 2:45 pm:  Reimagining Disability Care Work in Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun by Sabrina Li  
• 3 pm: What's so wrong with a pity party anyway? A discussion led by Maya Williams 
• 3:20 pm: Collective Discussion and Q&A moderated by Diana Paulin 

Creating Access 4-7 pm

• 4 pm: Growing Inclusion: ADA Accessibility in Community Gardens by Quinn Hricik 
• 4:15 pm: The Future of Accessibility: Expanding the Reach of WCAG by Molly Gertenbach  
• 4:30 pm: Access Denied: Investigating Race and Disability Discrimination in Restroom Access by Avra Janz and Nnamdi Jogwe  

Employment & Travel

• 5 pm: Workers with Invisible Disabilities and Organizational Practices by Heather Wong 
• 5:15 pm: Responses to job candidate disclosure of bipolar disorder: The role of identity management strategies and educational affiliation by Janice Y. Lam 
• 5:30 pm: Advancing Accessibility and Inclusion through Proactive Disability Management: Insights from the Canada Energy Regulator by Naveed Mataza 
• 5:45 pm:  Mentorship: A Proactive Approach to Disability-Specific Career Services by Yardena Gerwin  
• 6:15 pm: Design Ethnography to Co-Investigate a More Accessible Ferry System by Megan Marini and Lucas Vaquero  
• 6:30 pm: Collective Discussion and Q&A moderated by Logan Roberts