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Preparation for the September DEI Round Table Discussion

Purposeful Steps Away from Ableism  (18 minute video)
Imagine a world without sexism, racism, and ageism, an amazing place where we embrace each other’s gifts and proudly claim all of our identities. This lecture was presented at the TEDxChilliwack on April 13, 2019, at G. W. Graham Theatre in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada by Alyson Seale, an Associate Professor at the University of the Fraser Valley instructing in the Workplace TASK program, a pre-employment program for adults with disabilities.

Disability History: The Disability Movement (Web article)
The American Park Service Series: Disability History The Disability History series brings attention to some of the many disability stories interwoven across the National Park Service’s 400+ units and its programs. “Disability stories” refer to the array of experiences by, from, and about people with disabilities represented across our nation. People with disabilities are the largest minority in the United States, but their stories often remain untold.

EveryBody: An Artifact History of Disability in America (Smithsonian Web Exhibit)
Exhibit Background Information  
Smithsonian: National Museum of American History
Kenneth E Behring Center