It is that time of year again! Spring is in the air, and the National Youth Leadership Network is preparing for our next webcast.
This webcast will be titled “Violence and Hate Crimes Against People with Disabilities.” There will be a panel of speakers discussing the issue of violence and and how youth with disabilities often face this issue. Click here to download a flyer for the webcast.
Date: Thursday, April 22 2010
Time: 7:00 pm EST, 6:00 pm CST, 5:00 pm MST, 4:00 PST, 2:00 pm Hawaii
Speakers:
Savannah Logsdon-Breakstone, Director of Advocacy with the Autism Women’s Network
Christine Wilk, Organizer with the Feminist Response in Disability Activism (FRIDA)
Nathan Say, long-time anti-violence disability activist
This webcast is offered for free through the National Youth Leadership Network. To register, please use the form below. We will send out the call-in information and captioned weblink to registrants via email.
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Will captioning be provided for this event, and if so, how do I request it? There’s no space on the form regarding accommodations.
Hi Codeman!
Yes- when we send out the call-in information right before the call, we give information for folks to join via phone or web. For people who chose to join via web, it is captioned by a CART provider.
Stacey
OK, thanks; I’ll likely be joining via web. I’m just surprised this info wasn’t included in the initial announcement.
Thank you, how long will this last?
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Will there be proceedings afterward? 6:00 our time is a difficult time to watch!
Evelyn
I have a conflict at 7. Will this be archived if I register?
hi all!
everyone that registers will have access to the transcript after the teleconference. it will last approximately 90 minutes.
thanks.
[...] Webcast on Violence & Hate Crimes against People with Disabilities Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:37:45 GMT [...]
[...] Webcast on Violence & Hate Crimes against People with Disabilities Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:37:45 GMT [...]
Maybe to late to get in?
I have been looking for a site that will allow me to communicate with others who have beliefs that are similar to mine, and who may have had similar experiences. I am a person with a disability myself. I have also worked as a professional. However, I have found that the employers who have the better paying jobs with benefits in my field appear to wish to avoid hiring someone with a disability.
I didn’t have this problem when I could hide the disability. However, once it began to show, I never got another good assignment. Incidentally, the work I did was affected by attrition. I would have to interview at the beginning of each fall. The year I had to walk in with that boot the Dr. had put on my foot, that Principal didn’t even look at my face during the whole interview. He just stared intently at that boot with this horrible scowl on his face. Now, I am reduced to working in the private sector. The employer is very politically correct though.
I could use some connections to help me become more active at least with some high level volunteer work. I have 3 Masters Degrees that are being wasted because of the prejudiced folks I have had the good fortune to encounter in my not too distance past.