[nFBMI-Talk] FW: [Dream] SAVE THE DATE! Disabled and Proud Online Conference - October 11-13, 2018

Shepherd, Amy amyshepherd at mpviweb.org
Tue May 8 12:26:30 UTC 2018


Thanks Fred!
I like the idea of an online conference!  It's something our Lions Clubs
have been talking about also as a way to reach more participants.  Ill be
interested to see how the conference goes.
Amy

On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 9:05 PM, Fred Wurtzel via NFBMI-Talk <
nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

>
>
>
>
> From: Anna Schnitzer [mailto:schnitzr at umich.edu]
> Sent: Monday, May 7, 2018 2:01 PM
> To: cfdc at umich.edu
> Subject: Fwd: [Dream] SAVE THE DATE! Disabled and Proud Online Conference
> - October 11-13, 2018
>
>
>
> Online conference for all college students with disabilities. Disabled and
> proud.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Wendy Harbour <wendy at ahead.org <mailto:wendy at ahead.org> >
> Date: May 7, 2018 at 12:19:12 PM EDT
> To: "dream at ahead-listserve.org <mailto:dream at ahead-listserve.org> " <
> dream at ahead-listserve.org <mailto:dream at ahead-listserve.org> >, "
> hbcudisability at ahead-listserve.org <mailto:hbcudisability at ahead-
> listserve.org> " <hbcudisability at ahead-listserve.org>, "
> COMMINC at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU <mailto:COMMINC at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> " <
> COMMINC at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU <mailto:COMMINC at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> >, "Disability
> Studies in the Humanities" <DS-HUM at LISTSERV.UMD.EDU <mailto:
> DS-HUM at LISTSERV.UMD.EDU> >, "Disabled Student Services in Higher
> Education" <DSSHE-L at LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU <mailto:DSSHE-L at LISTSERV.
> BUFFALO.EDU> >
> Subject: [Dream] SAVE THE DATE! Disabled and Proud Online Conference -
> October 11-13, 2018
>
> * * SAVE THE DATE! * *
>
>
>
> Disability Rights, Education, Activism and Mentoring (DREAM) student group
> at the National Center for College Students with Disabilities (NCCSD) is
> proud to announce:
>
>
>
> Disabled & Proud 2018: Leading Change
>
> October 11-13, 2018
>
> Disabled & Proud is a conference for all undergraduate, graduate, and
> auditing college students with disabilities.  Students with any type of
> disability are welcome, including those who are culturally Deaf, students
> with mental health conditions or chronic illnesses, and those with ADHD,
> dyslexia, or other learning disabilities.  Students in transition programs
> with intellectual and developmental disabilities are also invited to
> participate.  There are no age restrictions.  Nondisabled college student
> allies and prospective college students with disabilities may join us, but
> this is a conference for students and is *not* for K-12 teachers,
> professionals, faculty, disability services providers, or parents, unless
> they are small group leaders, sponsors, or exhibitors.
>
>
>
> Each day of the conference will feature online keynotes, small group
> discussions, presentations, and films.  We’ll even have an online “exhibit
> hall” where  you can learn about resources across the U.S.
>
>
>
> Students will develop leadership skills and strategies to create campus
> change while networking with other students from across the U.S.  To be
> sure the conference is available to everyone at a low cost (and no travel),
> the entire conference will be online.
>
>
>
> Registration and details about the conference schedule will be available
> June 1, 2018.  Additional details and pre-registration for updates is
> available now at https://www.disabledandproud.org/
>
>
>
> Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities are available.  Campuses and
> organizations are also welcome to register as organizations, to hold
> on-site viewing of conference keynotes or sessions with in-person
> discussions.  See website for details or contact DREAM at DREAM at ahead.org
> <mailto:DREAM at ahead.org> .
>
>
>
> Looking forward to seeing you all there!
>
>
>
> Kim Elmore (DREAM Coordinator)
>
> Wendy Harbour (DREAM Advisor and NCCSD Director)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----
>
> Wendy S. Harbour, Ed.D.
>
> Director and Co-PI, National Center for College Students with Disabilities
> (NCCSD)
>
> Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD)
>
> wendy at ahead.org <mailto:wendy at ahead.org>
>
> 651-583-7499 (Phone and VideoPhone)
>
> 704-707-5886 (Text Messages Only)
>
> 704-908-1446 (Fax)
>
> She/her/hers pronouns
>
> http://www.NCCSDonline.org <http://www.nccsdonline.org/>
>
> http://www.NCCSDclearinghouse.org <http://www.nccsdclearinghouse.org/>
>
> http://www.DREAMCollegeDisability.org <http://www.
> dreamcollegedisability.org/>
>
> http://www.BlackDisabledandProud.org <http://www.
> blackdisabledandproud.org/>
>
> Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @nccsdonline
>
> Tumblr and Pinterest:  yesdisabledcollege
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Dream mailing list
> Dream at ahead-listserve.org <mailto:Dream at ahead-listserve.org>
> http://ahead-listserve.org/mailman/listinfo/dream_ahead-listserve.org
>
> _______________________________________________
> NFBMI-Talk mailing list
> NFBMI-Talk at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> NFBMI-Talk:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbmi-talk_nfbnet.org/
> amyshepherd%40mpviweb.org
>



-- 
Amy Shepherd
MPVI President
www.mpviweb.org
 Join us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/groups/48271986241/>



More information about the NFBMI-Talk mailing list