Schedule of Events
Monday, Oct. 24
Kick-Off and Resource Fair
9 a.m. – 1 p.m., S-Breezeway
Tuesday, Oct. 25
Technology Fair
9 a.m. – Noon, S-Breezeway
Movie: Temple Grandin and Conversation
1 – 4 p.m., R-01
Wednesday, Oct. 26
Accessibility and Safety Walk (Building S Meeting Location)
Morning: 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Evening: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 27
Employment Panel (students and employers)
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., S-29
Submit a reflection to be entered to win a Disability Awareness Week giveaway!
Legal Definition of Disability
The federal government considers someone disabled when the person:
- has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more “major life activities,”
- has a record of such an impairment, or
- is regarded as having such an impairment.
![How to talk about disability, disabled people : Life Kit : NPR](https://news.sfcollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-3-1024x575.png)
The difference between “impairment” and “disability”
![Disability,Impairment,Impairment occurs when the body functions differently from societal standards.,Disability is the social & systemic context of impairment.
Disability is also an identity that one may or may not identify themselves within.
,Chronic
Fatigue
,Example,9am – 5pm
work week](https://news.sfcollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-1.png)
Medical vs. Social Model of Disability
Disability Identity
- For many, disability is an identity worn with pride. Others may have an impairment but don’t identify as an individual with a disability. Both are okay!
- Disability identity can be fluid. Depending on the physical and social environment, individuals may feel more or less disabled in various spaces.
![4.2: Positionality and Intersectionality – Universal Design for Learning (UDL) for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA)](https://news.sfcollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image.png)
![What does intersectional feminism actually mean? | IWDA](https://news.sfcollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-4-1024x575.png)
Disability Language
![When should we use which language?,Disability language depends on the person’s preference! A best practice is to use person-first language until you can ask the person what their preference is.
Some communities, including the Deaf and Autistic community generally prefer identity-first language, but not everyone in these communities do.](https://news.sfcollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-10.png)
Continue your Learning!
- Demystifying Disability by Emily Ladau– available at the SF library!
- Haben: The Deafblind Woman who Conquered Harvard Law by Haben Girma – available at the SF library!
- A Disability History of the United States by Kim E. Nielsen – available at the SF library!
- Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig
![Demystifying Disability by Emily Ladau: 9781984858979 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books](https://news.sfcollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-6.png)
![Haben Girma – Disability Rights Lawyer, Author, Speaker](https://news.sfcollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-2-685x1024.png)
![A Disability History of the United States (REVISIONING HISTORY): Nielsen, Kim E.: 9780807022047: Amazon.com: Books](https://news.sfcollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-5.png)
![Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body - Kindle edition by Taussig, Rebekah. Politics & Social Sciences Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.](https://news.sfcollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-7.png)