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Fireside Chat: Disability and Intersectionality
The Accessibility Network Group and Talent \& Inclusion is excited to host the inaugural fireside chat series on the intersections of disability with diverse identities on Wednesday, October 30th at Higgins House, Great Hall between 12:
 00 pm to 1:00 pm. This engaging conversation will be moderated by Stanley 
 Horton, Senior Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, as
  well as Title IX Coordinator. The discussion will feature Aymon Langlois,
  Assistant Director of Accessibility Services and author of Ugly Feet, OCD
 , and Other Intimations of Resistance, along with Caitlin Neer, Instructio
 nal Designer III and Vice Chair of Staff Council.\nAymon Langlois鈥?Ugly 
 Feet, OCD, and Other Intimations of Resistance: A Narrative Suite on Disab
 ility and Masculinity book will be available for order or purchase at the 
 event.\nJoin this engaging discussion and enjoy light refreshments!\nRegis
 tration is encouraged. Seats may be limited, please clickhereto register n
 ow!\n\n\n\n      \n      \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Description:\nBeginning in the 
 1970s, at the behest of grassroots disabled scholastic-activism, the socia
 l model of disability critically intervened in the supremacy of the medica
 l framework. Whereas the medical model conflates 鈥渋mpairment鈥?and 鈥渄
 isability,鈥?locating a fixable 鈥減roblem鈥?within individual body/mind
 s, deriding pride as a possibility, the social model distinguished between
  鈥渋mpairment鈥?(objective body/mind realities, e.g. blindness, neurodiv
 ergence) and 鈥渄isability鈥濃€攚hat it forwarded as a socially constructe
 d identity.\nBut these aren't our only identities. We are men, women, nonb
 inary folx. We are queer, straight, and of different races and religions. 
 These identities interact. This fireside chat will discuss the complex int
 ersections of disability with our varied identities to include neurodiverg
 ence, blindness, queer identity, masculinity, the personal, familial, and 
 professional. For example, what might it mean to be a disabled queer perso
 n? What might be the potential difficulties of claiming masculinity as a d
 isabled person in a "normative," traditional society in which the latter i
 s thought to be inconsistent with the former?\nSpeaker Bios:\nAymon Langlo
 is (he/him)\nDisabled writer-activist, educator, and consultant Aymon Lang
 loisjoined the WPI community as Assistant Director of Accessibility Servic
 es in 2024. Pulitzer Prize finalist for The Country of the Blind: A Memoir
  at the End of Sight, Andrew Leland, has called his debut essay collection
 , Ugly Feet, OCD, and Other Intimations of Resistance: A Narrative Suite o
 n Disability and Masculinity, "a promising, exhilarating entry into the ca
 non of writing that successfully weaves together memoir and critical inqui
 ry." A lover of Cheez-Its and nineteenth-century literature, Aymon lives a
 nd runs in the Worcester area.\n\nCaitlin Neer (they/them/theirs)\nCaitlin
  joined WPI in 2016 as the inaugural Instructional Designer at the univers
 ity. Their work is primarily focused on faculty development programs and c
 onsulting geared towards making learning environments more effective and i
 nclusive for all students. Caitlin鈥檚 work is informed by learning scienc
 es research and is aligned with the principles of Universal Design for Lea
 rning and Culturally Responsive Teaching practices to center accessibility
 , inclusivity, and belonging in course design processes. Prior to joining 
 WPI, Caitlin was a high school chemistry and special education certified t
 eacher and served as the faculty advisor for the school鈥檚 Gender Sexuali
 ty Alliance. An avid home chef and gardener, Caitlin and their wife live i
 n Worcester with their three cats.\n\n\n\n\n      \n      \n\n\n\n\nLearn 
 more about the Inclusive Excellence Employee Resource Group program and ho
 w to participate or start a new employee resource group.\n\nIf you have an
 y questions or are interested in joining the Accessibility Network Group, 
 please reach out to the co-chairs: Roxanne Gardner at rcgardner@wpi.edu or
  Bill Battelle at battelle@wpi.edu.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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