Investing in Ability events slated to start Oct. 6

Updated 1:00 PM September 29, 2003

Investing in Ability events slated to start Oct. 6

A month of Investing in Ability events includes such highlights as a speech about Franklin D. Roosevelt and an award ceremony named for a former Detroit Free Press writer who advocated for people with disabilities.

On Oct. 17, Richard Harris, who directs the disability services program at Ball State University, will discuss Roosevelt's "splendid deception, the ironic story of how a nation and its president dealt with his severe disability," and the "myths and misconceptions" about Roosevelt's paralysis. The event is 2-3:30 p.m. in Room 1636 of the International Institute, School of Social Work Building.

The James Neubacher Award and Council for Disability Concerns (CFDC) Appreciation Awards will be presented Oct. 24. The awards are in memory of Neubacher, a U-M alumnus who advocated for individuals with disabilities while he was a reporter for The Detroit Free Press. The award will be presented to Christopher Savoie, a rehabilitation engineer with the Wheelchair Seating Service at the U-M Health System. The event is 10:30 a.m.-noon in the Vandenberg Room of the Michigan League.

This is the 14th year U-M has sponsored Investing in Ability events. "The main purpose of this series of events is to make the University community more aware of issues that are important to people with disabilities," says Brian Clapham, the University's coordinator for the Americans with Disabilities Act. He says the events are designed to get people to think about issues related to people with disabilities "in terms of considering diversity at the University of Michigan."

All events are free and open to members of the University community and the public; students who want to attend the career development workshop need to register in advance with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD). All programs are held in accessible locations, and sign language interpreters will be provided. For more information, contact the Office for Institutional Equity, Human Resources and Affirmative Action, at (734) 763-0235 or TTY (734) 647-1388, or visit the Investing in Ability Web site at http://www.umich.edu/~hraa/ability .

"Shine"

Movie about pianist David Helfgott

6:30 p.m. Oct. 6

Ann Arbor District Library, 343 S. Fifth Ave

Sponsor: Ann Arbor District Library

FDR: Elected in Spite of or Because of His Disability?

Richard Harris, Ball State University

2-3:30 p.m. Oct. 17

Room 1636 International Institute, School of Social Work Building

Sponsors: SSD and University Housing

Who's Really In The Wheelchair?

Danny Heumann, vice president of the Daniel Heumann Fund for Spinal Cord Research

5-6 p.m. Oct. 20

Henderson Room, 3rd floor, Michigan League

Sponsors: Heumannly Capable and the Adam Miller Fund

Designing Accessible Websites

Michael Elledge, Software Accessibility/Usability Specialist, Media Union

9:30 a.m.-noon Oct. 21

4059 Shapiro Undergraduate Library

Sponsors: Council for Disability Concerns and the Learning Technology Group

Creating Accessible Course Materials

Michael Elledge, Software Accessibility/Usability Specialist, Media Union

9:30 a.m.-noon Oct. 22

4059 Shapiro Undergraduate Library

Sponsors: Council for Disability Concerns and the Learning Technology Group

CRLT Players: (dis)Ability in the Classroom

4-6 p.m. Oct. 22

Hussey Room, Michigan League

Sponsor: The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT)

Students, Disability, and the University of Michigan

4:30-5:30 p.m. Oct. 23

Henderson Room, Michigan League

Sponsors: Adam Miller Fund, the Office of the General Counsel and SSD

The James Neubacher Award and CFDC Appreciation Awards

10:30 a.m.-noon Oct. 24

Vandenberg Room, Michigan League

Sponsors: Council for Disability Concerns and the Office for Institutional Equity, a unit of HRAA

CRLT Players: (dis)Ability in the Classroom

4-6 p.m. Oct. 24

The Performance Network, 120 E. Huron

Sponsors: CRLT and the Health Sciences Scholars Program

What is Disability Studies?

Noon-1:30 p.m. Oct. 29

Kuenzel Room, Michigan Union

Sponsors: Initiative on Disability Studies (UMInDS) and SSD

If You Can Dream It, You Can Achieve It—Career Development Designed with You in Mind

2-5 p.m. Nov. 11

Program Room at the Career Center, 3200 Student Activities Building

* Students who want to attend need to register in advance with SSD

Sponsors: Career Center, DiverseAbility, Ford Motor Co. and SSD

Ongoing events

Able Bodies Art Exhibit

Oct. 1-25

Art Lounge, 1st floor, Michigan Union

Sponsor: The Art Oasis

Adaptive Technology Computing Site Open House

2-4 p.m. Oct. 20-24

Room B126, Shapiro Undergraduate Library

Sponsor: Adaptive Technology Computing Site

University Library Disability Display

Sept. 29-Oct. 27

North Entrance Foyer, Hatcher Graduate Library

Sponsor: University Library

Investing in Ability events slated to start Oct. 6

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