Syracuse University's School of Education is hosting "Inclusion Imperative," a two-day national conference on diversity that will mark the official beginning of the school's centennial year celebration. The conference will explore issues involving representation, human rights and diversity and will feature nationally known speakers, including broadcast journalist John Hockenberry.
Co-sponsored by the Facilitated Communication Institute and the Center on Human Policy, Law, and Disability Studies at SU, the event will take place at the Sheraton University Hotel and Conference Center, April 21-22. Registration is required for all conference events. (The registration fee is waived for SU students and School of Education staff and faculty members.) For details about registration and fees, visit http://soeweb.syr.edu/inclusioninfo.doc.
"As diversity, inclusion and interdisciplinary collaboration increasingly have become driving forces at both the School of Education and SU, it seemed entirely appropriate for the school to explore all these themes by making them the focus of our inaugural centennial event," says School of Education Dean Douglas Biklen. "We've invited the leading academics and activists in these areas to help us examine the issues and to share in our centennial celebration."
Keynote speaker John Hockenberry will take a critical look at the current state of inclusion initiatives in his presentation, "We're Not There Yet!? Fulfilling the
Civil Covenant of Inclusion." Hockenberry, a nationally known journalist, interviewer and talk show host, has reported on social justice issues for NBC, ABC and National Public Radio. The conference also features presentations by author, academic and arts consultant Simi Linton on reading and writing disability, and film producer and director Gerardine Wurzburg on her career as a documentary film maker.
In addition, conference attendees will have the opportunity to take part in about 30 presentations and panel discussions on such topics as disability studies of music, autism and communication rights for deaf people.
A number of organizations closely affiliated with the school over the years are participating as co-sponsors, in particular, the Facilitated Communication Institute, the Study Council at SU and the Center on Human Policy, Law and Disability Studies. A grant from the Nancy Lurie Marks (NLM) Family Foundation helped underwrite the event.
For additional information about Inclusion Imperative, visit
http://soeweb.syr.edu/centennial, or call 443-4696.
"Inclusion Imperative" Schedule of Events
Friday, April 21
9:00-10:30 a.m. Opening/Concurrent Sessions
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
12:15-1:30 p.m. Lunch break
1:30-3:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
3:15- 4:30 p.m. Plenary Presentation: John Hockenberry, "We're Not There Yet!..." Regency A-B-C
7:30 p.m. Plenary Presentation: Gerardine Wurzburg, "From 'Regular Lives' to 'Autism is a World,'" Regency A-B-C
Saturday, April 22
9:00-10:30 a.m. Opening/Concurrent Sessions
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
12:15-1:30 p.m. Lunch break
1:30-3:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
3:15-4:30 p.m. Plenary Presentation: Simi Linton, "Reading and Writing Disability," Regency A-B-C
In addition to the featured speakers, the conference will include the following workshops and panel discussions:
Concurrent Sessions Schedule for Friday, April 21 & Saturday, April 22
Blurred Distinctions: The Politics of Metaphor in Life Writing by Blind, Epileptic and Autistic Authors
Friday, April 21
Ralph Savarese, Grinnell College
Emily Savarese, University of Florida
9 a.m., University Sheraton, Comstock A
Making Deja vu Work for You: The Communicative Power of Repetitive Language
Friday, April 21
Jamie Burke, Westhill High School
David Smukler, St. Bonaventure University
9 a.m., University Sheraton, Comstock B
"My Classic Life as an Artist: A Portrait of Larry Bissonnette"
Friday, April 21
Larry Bissonnette, Vermont Artist
Pascal Cravedi-Cheng, Howard Community Services
9 a.m., University Sheraton, Regency A
Non-speaking Doesn't Equal Non-Verbal: Building Literacy in Inclusive Classrooms
Friday, April 21
Emily Savarese, Ralph Savarese
9 a.m., University Sheraton, Comstock A
The Cycle of Exposes and Reforms of Institutions
Friday, April 21
Steve Taylor, Syracuse University
9 a.m., University Sheraton, Regency B
Using Multiple Intelligence Theory Approaches for Teaching Students with Special Needs
Friday, April 21
Edward Fierros, Villanova University
9 a.m., University Sheraton, Regency C
Building an Inclusive Classroom Through Children's Literature and Music
Friday, April 21
Mara Sapon-Shevin, Syracuse University
Robin Smith, SUNY New Paltz
10:45 a.m., University Sheraton, Regency C
Children in Foster Care: New Frontier for Inclusion in Health and Educational Services
Friday, April 21
Steven Blatt, Upstate Medical University
Sheryl Dicker, Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice for Children
10:45 a.m., University Sheraton, Comstock A
"King Gimp": The Film and the Artist
Friday, April 21
Dan Keplinger, Maryland Artist, Writer
Michael Smoot, Associate
10:45 a.m., University Sheraton, Regency A
Rowing Upstream in Silence
Friday, April 21
Anne McDonald, Rosemary Crossley, DEAL Communication Centre Inc.
10:45 a.m., University Sheraton, Regency B
The Inclusion Imperative: Troubling the Other
Friday, April 21
Linda Ware, City University of New York
10:45 a.m., University Sheraton, Comstock B
International Perspectives on Inclusion and Equality
Friday, April 21
Eric Rosenthal, Mental Disability Rights International
Arlene Kanter, Syracuse University
1:30 p.m., University Sheraton, Regency C
Moving and Dance for ALL
Friday, April 21
Mara Sapon-Shevin, Syracuse University
1:30 p.m., University Sheraton, Regency A
Pimp or "Gimp?" Explorations of Race and Disability in Lynn Manning's "Weights"
Friday, April 21
Beth Ferri, Syracuse University
1:30 p.m., University Sheraton, Comstock B
Presuming Competence: Full Citizenship and Local Understanding
Friday, April 21
Chris Kliewer, Janet Sauer and Jill McCarthy, University of Northern Iowa
1:30 p.m., University Sheraton, Regency B
Useful Ideas for Teaching and Supporting All Learners in the Inclusive Classrooms
Friday, April 21
Julie Causton-Theoharis, Syracuse University
Christy Ashby, Syracuse University
1:30 p.m., University Sheraton, Comstock A
A Disability Studies of Music
Saturday, April 22
Alex Lubet, University of Minnesota
9 a.m., University Sheraton, Regency C
The Meaning of Inclusion for Deaf Children Across the Globe: A Traveler's Perspective
Saturday, April 22
Bernard Bragg, California State University at Northridge
9 a.m., University Sheraton, Regency A&B
Real Homes, Not Institutions
Saturday, April 22
Julie Morse, Legal Services of Central New York, Inc./Center for Human Policy, Law and Disablity
Studies at Syracuse University
Susan M. Young, Legal Services of Central New York, Inc.
9 a.m., University Sheraton, Comstock B
Terrains of Struggle: Schools, Teachers, Youth and Popular Culture
Saturday, April 22
Jeff Mangram, Syracuse University
9 a.m., University Sheraton, Comstock A
At the Margins: Reflections on Inclusion
Saturday, April 22
Johnson Cheu, Michigan State University
10:45 a.m., University Sheraton, Comstock A
"Without Apology:" A Film
Saturday, April 22
Susan Hamovitch, Independent Film Producer
10:45 a.m., University Sheraton, Regency C
Autism and the Myth of the Person Alone: "Mountains of Practical Moments"
Saturday, April 22
Douglas Biklen, Syracuse University
10:45 a.m., University Sheraton, Regency B
Deaf Patients Talk to Their Doctors: A Sign of Competence
Saturday, April 22
Michael Schwartz, Syracuse University
10:45 a.m., University Sheraton, Regency A
Self-Determination as a Puzzle
Saturday, April 22
Liz Obermayer Weintraub, The Council on Quality and Leadership
10:45 a.m., University Sheraton, Comstock B
The Making of "Autism is a World"
Saturday, April 22
Gerardine Wurzburg, State of the Art, Inc.
Sue Rubin, Whittier College
1:30 p.m., University Sheraton, Regency C
The Myths that Make for Exclusion: A Critical Disability Perspective on Education
Saturday, April 22
Marcia Rioux, York University
1:30 p.m., University Sheraton, Regency A
Popular People Do Homework
Saturday, April 22
Cheli Paetow, Nicole DeClouette, and Manny Guenther, Syracuse University
1:30 p.m., University Sheraton, Comstock A
Pushing the Limits: Cultural Signs of Queerness and Disability
Saturday, April 22
Robert McRuer, George Washington University
1:30 p.m., University Sheraton, Comstock B
Snow White and the Seven "Dwarfs"--Queercripped
Saturday, April 22
Santiago Solis, Columbia University
1:30 p.m., University Sheraton, Regency B
