2013 will be the 40th Anniversary of The Ohio State University Office of Disability Services and the 40th Anniversary of Section 504 of the American with Disabilities Act ("Section 504 states that "no qualified individual with a disability in the United States shall be excluded from, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under" any program or activity that either receives Federal financial assistance or is conducted by any Executive agency or the United States Postal Service." ADA)

If discrimination, prejudice, and stigma still exists against disability, how far have we come? Or should the question be where are we going?

How can we increase awareness about disability on campus?

I will be attending part of A Symposium on Hate, Vulnerability, Harm, and Collective Resistance at The Ohio State University on November 1. https://disco.osu.edu/SymposiumOnHate

Paul Velasquez, President of Abilities, will be speaking on one of the panels.

Abilities, a student organization dedicated to increasing awareness on disability is now a sponsor for my practicum which will highlight the history of disability history and activism on the OSU campus. The OSU Office of Disability Services is interested in how my project might be a way to create more visibility for ODS in celebration of their 40th anniversary.

A meeting using Open Space Technology to focus on disability awareness is planned for November 14th.