Toward an Anti-Ableist Academy Conference Virtual Sessions

Toward an Anti-Ableist Academy Conference invites the campus community to learn more about creating a welcoming University climate that actively works toward embracing disability culture and experiences.

The Conference encourages open dialogue and discussion with students, staff, faculty and disability experts, providing opportunities to learn about best practices that ensure the disabled community can fully participate in campus life at the University of Michigan.

In addition to our kick-off and keynote speaker event on Tuesday, October 29, (https://diversity.umich.edu/events/anti-ableist-academy-conference/toward-an-anti-ableist-academy-conference-2024/), there will 4 virtual sessions held on Wednesday, October 30 and Thursday, October 31 to further encourage open dialogue and discussion with students, staff, faculty and disability experts, providing opportunities to learn about best practices that ensure the disabled community can fully participate in campus life at the University of Michigan.



Becoming Dis-fabled: Embracing Responsible Storytelling as Community Care

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Hannah Buck, CHEPS Communications Specialist

To become ‘dis-fabled’ requires unlearning outdated models of disability in order to tell real, intersectional stories (not tired fables) that are truer, safer, and ultimately more interesting. When we tell these stories in our everyday lives, we normalize disability as a complex yet natural aspect of human variance. We also make room for others to show up authentically. In higher education, this process can facilitate deeper learning and greater overall achievement, which are added benefits—but not the ultimate purposes—behind becoming dis-fabled.

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