The University Registrar’s Office/Poorvu Center DEIB Committee and Disability Alliance at Yale (DAY) are proud to present UNLOCKING ACCESS, a one-day conference on disability designed specifically for Yale staff members. This event will include special guests from Human Resources, Worklife, and CoSign CT, among others, to contribute to the conversation. Snacks, coffee, and lunch included!
When? May 1st, 2024, 10am-4pm
Where? Inside Sterling Memorial Library, including the SML Lecture Hall and the Poorvu Center
Why? The primary goals of this conference are three-fold: first, to help staff with disabilities navigate their Yale experience; second, to help staff members who do not identify as having a disability better understand how they can best support their colleagues who do; and third, to fight the continuing stigma associated with these identities, and work toward normalizing diverse bodies and minds in our community.
Note: This event is for all Yale staff, whether you identify with having a disability or not!
Cap: There will be a 60-person cap for in-person attendance. Once we reach that limit, we will be extending the invitation to join us via a Zoom option.
SCHEDULE
10:00am-10:15am Coffee/breakfast snacks (Memorabilia Room outside SML Lecture Hall)
10:15am-10:20am Welcome Remarks (SML Lecture Hall)
Lynda Paul, Co-Chair, University Registrar's Office/Poorvu Center DEIB Committee
10:20am-11:00am Accommodations for Staff (SML Lecture Hall)
Special Guest: Colleen Gerbino, Staff Accommodations Manager, Yale University
11:00am-12:00pm Deaf/Hard of Hearing Inclusivity (SML Lecture Hall)
Special Guests: Maeve Skelly and Sharla Roy, CoSign CT
John Harford, Senior Director, Educational Technology and Media, Yale University
Andrew Fisher, Lector in American Sign Language & Linguistics
12:00pm-1:00pm Catered Lunch (Poorvu Center)
1:00pm-1:45pm Mental Health for Staff (SML Lecture Hall)
Special Guest: Angela Reese, Worklife & Childcare Programs, Yale University
1:45pm-2:00pm Break with coffee/snacks (Memorabilia Room/Poorvu Center)
2:00pm-2:45pm Disability and Storytelling (Breakout Rooms)
Designed by: Bethany Fricks, Assistant University Registrar, Yale University
Facilitated by: Raquel Crespo, Kim Kuzina, Lynda Paul, Patricia Trainor &
Caitlin Willis, URO/Poorvu Center DEIB Committee
2:45pm-3:00pm Break with coffee/snacks (Memorabilia Room)
3:00pm-3:55pm Ableism in the Workplace (SML Lecture Hall)
Special Guest: Amanda Valdespino, Education Developer and Accessibility
Specialist, Yale University
3:55pm-4:00pm Closing Remarks (SML Lecture Hall)
Lynda Paul
Please RSVP here to let us know whether or not you plan to attend so that we can make sure we have the right amount of food and drink.
Questions? Email Renée Kamauf (renee.kamauf@yale.edu) or Lynda Paul (lynda.paul@yale.edu), co-chairs of the URO/Poorvu Center DEIB committee.
