Agenda:
8:00-8:15 am: Welcome and DIMN Updates
8:15-8:55 am: Featured Presentation
8:55-9:15 am: Breakout Conversations: Disability Across Cultures
9:15-9:25 am: Large Group Discussion
9:25-9:30 am: Conclusion
Featured Presentation: Intersectionality: Disability Across Cultures
Description: Culture can have a profound impact on the way in which individuals and families navigate the world of disability. Cultural beliefs and norms can play a critical role in how a person self-identifies, whether or not they receive services and care, and how they are socialized and treated.
Featured Panelists:
Josette Ciceron – Associate Editor at Definitive Woman magazine and host of Voices Talk Show in Alexandria
Iman Elshawaf – Principal at Safir International School in Istanbul and Ph.D. candidate at University College in London
Pal Koak – Pre-med student at the University of Minnesota, Rochester
Learn more about the panelists here .
Cost:
Members: Free (for member companies and their employees)
Non-members: $20 per person
Prospective Disability:IN Minnesota members are welcome to attend their first meeting free. For details, contact info@DI-MN.org.
RSVP is required to attend. RSVP deadline: August 10, 2020 (5 p.m.)
If you need an accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting, please contact info@DI-MN.org at least 5 days prior to the event with your request.
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