The Seventeenth Annual Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion & Disability
Seeing Disability at School, Work & Beyond
April 12 & 13, 2017
At The Ohio State University’s Columbus Campus
- April 11, 2017 - Student Preconference – Disability & Career
- April 12, 2017 – Student Poster Competition
- April 12-13, 2017 – Main Conference 2 Plenaries & 25 Concurrent Sessions
Multiple Perspectives is an ongoing exploration of disability, a conversation including many voices and reflecting perspectives gained through experience and research; theory and practice, arts and sciences. This year’s theme Seeing Disability continues our dialogue.
Disclosure can be a personal choice or an environmental imperative. This year’s theme focuses on how disability is seen in the environment, the individual and their interaction. Explicit and implicit assumptions from policy and design to everyday choices drive recognition and disclosure at school, work and play. Proposals exploring these choices and their consequences will be given preference in the review process. Following our tradition below are two quotes to help you think broadly about this year’s theme as you prepare your proposal. A little different this year, the second quote is the opening verse of a song.
“Disability doesn't make you exceptional, but questioning what you think you know about it does.”
Stella Young
“I went for a jog in the city air
I met a woman in a wheelchair
I said ‘I'm sorry to see you're handicapped.’
She says ‘What makes you think a thing like that?’”
Talking Wheelchair Blues by Fred Small
April 11, 2017
DISABILTY & CAREER – STUDENT PRECONFERENCE
This free full-day preconference will focus on students with disabilities who are or will soon be graduating and seeking full-time employment. Providing information, resources, and networking opportunities sessions will include: building a resume; conducting a job search; disability disclosure; requesting accommodations; and rights and responsibilities of employees and employers under the ADA. The full day conference will include opportunities for students to network with employers during lunch and participate in resume review and mock interview sessions. A strand of sessions throughout the conference will be focused on student interests and concerns is planned.
April 12, 2017
8:30am-10:00am - Concurrent Sessions
Session A: How Arts Organizations Are Opening Their Doors to People with Disabilities - and How You Can Help
Erin J. Hoppe, MA, CTA, Executive Director, VSA Ohio
Arts and cultural organizations are increasing their efforts to welcome people with disabilities in their spaces and programs. They value diversity and inclusion. But many need resources and training to understand best practices, the law, and the layers of possible accommodations. VSA Ohio, the state organization on arts and disability, recently launched a Cultural Access consulting service to meet those needs and break down barriers to participation for people with disabilities. This session has two purposes: share the content of existing training and gather your input. You'll hear what goes in to trainings, some of the main messages conveyed to cultural administrators, and how you can get involved. You'll also be asked to share your experiences with barriers to participation and what you want the arts community to hear, know, and do to increase access and inclusion.
Session B: THINK COLLEGE: Improving Employment Outcomes for Students with IDD across Ohio’s Statewide Consortium
Moderator: Margo Izzo, Program Director, Ohio State University
Panelists: Jessie Green, Manager, Transition Options at Postsecondary Settings (TOPS), The Ohio State University; Jennifer Miller, Faculty, Career and Community Studies (CCS), Kent State University; Diane Clouse, Director, Transition Access Program (TAP), University of Cincinnati; Chris Klein, Co-Director, Pioneer Pipeline Program, Marietta College; Patty Devlin, Director, Toledo Transition Program, University of Toledo; Erika Campolito, Manager, TOPS Program, Youngstown State University
Program staff from each of Ohio’s Statewide Consortia (OSC) partners will describe both academic and employment services that prepare students for integrated employment. Employment and adult life outcomes across the consortium will be highlighted.
Session C: Canceled
Session D: Accommodations In the Work Place: Workable, Whacky and Wild
L. Scott Lissner, ADA Coordinator & 504 Compliance Officer, The Ohio State University
By definitions accommodations requests are asking for something different, often new and may appear problematic on the surface – but are they? Briefly setting the context Lissner will use a series of short case studies to provide a framework for separating the new from the nonsensical, the different from the disastrous, and the workable from the wacky.
10:15am-11:45am - Concurrent Sessions
Session A: Rainclamation: How Installation Art Can Reclaim Space, Transform Collective Suffering into Poetic Resistance, and Bring Aesthetics into Utilitarian Space
Erin Davenport, Undergraduate, Class of 2018, Davidson College
Rainclamation is a collaborative installation art project completed by two undergraduate students displayed next to elevators in two Davidson college campus dorms. The medium of Rainclamation combines wooden panels with abstract melted wax designs with text from “erasure poetry” derived from 1950s physical education manuals emphasizing physical fitness as an essential attribute erasing the value of disabled bodies. The presenter will discuss the creative process behind this work, starting with their personal experience and concerns regarding disability disclosure in public spaces, including how viewers may bring multiple perspectives to this art and linkages to queer theory. The presentation is meant to invite others to transform their personal experiences into public art and activism.
Session B: THINK COLLEGE: Technology Resources to Improve and Document the Job Matching and Placement Process
Dennis Cleary, Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy, The Ohio State University; Andy Persch, Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy, The Ohio State University; Grace Reifenberg, Doctoral Student, Occupational Therapy, The Ohio State University; Diane Clouse, Director, Transition Access Program (TAP), University of Cincinnati; Kate Doyle, University of Cincinnati; Carla Schmidt, University of Cincinnati
This presentation will highlight technology resources used on college campuses to improve and document job matching and placement processes. The tools highlighted include the Vocational Fit Assessment, Digital Repositories, Employment First Webinars and Photovoice.
Session C: Have Input/Impact: Community, Ohio, Nationwide, Maybe World?
Mark Seifarth; Carolyn Knight, Executive Dir., Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council
From independent living to work place supports many committees, councils, & workgroups exist. The presenters will discuss how to embrace these opportunities to allow your input, energy, ideas, and commitment to shape local policies and program and help create new partnerships for the future.
12:30pm-1:45pm - Lunch & Information Exchange
2:00pm-3:30pm - Concurrent Sessions
Session A: On Inclusivity, Mental Disability, and Unimagined Types: Reconsidering Learning Spaces
Margaret Price, Associate Professor, Department of English, The Ohio State University
Session B: THINK COLLEGE: Group Level Assessment: Program Evaluation from Student and Family Perspective
Diane Clouse, Director, Transition Access Program (TAP), University of Cincinnati; Kate Doyle, University of Cincinnati; Sammie Marita, University of Cincinnati
This presentation will describe the participatory nature of group level assessment (GLA) and how this method differs from more conventional qualitative research approaches. We will identify the benefits of using a participatory, large group approach with diverse groups of community members. The GLA identified the relevant needs of post-secondary students with ID/DD.
Session C: “DoDots”: Coordinating Ohio’s First Adult Deaf/Blind Braille Training
Elizabeth L. Sammons, Program Administrator, Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities
Hear logistical, interpersonal and success strategies on this first-ever program that involved 11 Ohio adults with dual sensory loss as they learned basic Braille and activities of daily living last June in an immersive program. A panel will discuss planning an event with complex communications access including outreach/recruitment; staffing (including interns); best practices and mistakes to avoid.
3:45pm-6:30pm - Ethel Louise Armstrong Lecture on Disability Art & Culture: “Black/Brown International Disability Art/Hip-Hop"
Presented by Leroy F. Moore, Jr.
followed by Student Perspectives – Ethel Louise Armstrong Student Poster Presentations. Free & Open to the Public. Blackwell Ballrooms
April 13, 2017
9:00am-10:30am - Concurrent Sessions
Session A: The Perception of Me
Evin Hartsell
This is a discussion of how people perceive those with visible disabilities. From my own perspective and how I want to be perceived, I describe how people view me (or others in wheelchairs) versus how I would like to be perceived.
Session B: THINK COLLEGE: Perspectives from Employers, Employees and Career Specialists
Diane Clouse, Director, Transition Access Program (TAP), University of Cincinnati; Cadi Dart, University of Cincinnati; Kate Doyle, University of Cincinnati; Carla Schmidt, University of Cincinnati; Jessie Green, Manager, Transition Options in Postsecondary Settings (TOPS), The Ohio State University
Graduates, employers and co-workers will highlight strategies that led to successful employment with natural supports. It will also describe a collaborative model between a post-secondary educational program and campus vender. The pilot overview will include how the model developed, how evidence-based practices (EBPs) were implemented, results, and lessons learned.
Session C: Ohio AgrAbility: Disability Can’t Stop Ohio Farmers from Farming!
Laura Cherry Akgerman, M.A., C.R.C., Disability Services Coordinator, Ohio AgrAbility Program, Ohio State University Extension
Ohio AgrAbility keeps farmers with disabilities working on the farm by providing services, advocacy, and technical expertise. Agriculture has a very high disabling injury rate with 1 out of 14 Ohio farm families experiencing a farm-related injury each year.
10:45am-12:15pm - Concurrent Sessions
Session A: Disability/Race Disclosure, Intersectional Resistance and Radical Solidarity
Alexis Padilla, Ph.D., Director, Computer Certification Training-Employability Skills Program (CCT-ESP), Langston University’s Tulsa Campus
This session links intersectional identity dimensions of people of color’s disability, disclosure duties and the power of collective resistance for institutional change in work and educational settings, bringing to life Ghoshal’s conceptualization of employability
Session B: THINK COLLEGE: Paying for College: Finding Scholarships and Grants
Christine Brown, Self-Advocate; Margo Izzo, Program Director, Transition Services, The Ohio State University; Amy Shuman, Professor and Parent, The Ohio State University; Kristen Helling, Deputy Director, Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities
This session describes many of the resources that are available to defray the cost of college that range from the PELL Grant to scholarships offered by a variety of organizations. Clarifying who is eligible for funding from the Opportunities for Ohioans with Disability Agency (OOD) will be shared, as well as other state initiatives to increase funding to expand Comprehensive Transition Programs (CTP) and student support across the state.
Session C: Unified Sports: Providing Recreational Opportunities in Postsecondary Education
Jenna Patterson, Community Programs Coordinator, Office of Student Life, Department of Recreational Sports, The Ohio State University
This presentation will focus on the collaboration between NIRSA (National Intercollegiate-Recreational Sports Association) and Special Olympics to provide opportunities for college students and Special Olympic athletes to compete together in collegiate recreation. The presenter will provide examples as to how we are growing this program right here at Ohio State.
12:30pm-1:45pm - Information Exchange & Lunch - Blackwell Ballrooms
2:00pm–2:45pm - Concurrent Sessions
Session A: Access to Higher Education: Rights and Responsibilities
Staff, Office for Civil Rights
A discussion of the roles and responsibilities in providing access for students with disabilities to higher education. What is reasonable, what is fundamental and what is a direct threat?
Session B: THINK COLLEGE: Supporting Employment Outside the 9-5
Jessie Green, Manager, Transition Options in Postsecondary Settings (TOPS), The Ohio State University; Shannon Prince, Residential and Life Skills Coordinator, Transition Options in Postsecondary Settings (TOPS), The Ohio State University
Participants will look at how an individual’s time outside a workday, whether a 9-5 or not, ties into and overlaps with skills needed for successful employment. We will examine skills that can be learned across settings, such as religious observance, medical appointments, serving one's community through volunteering, life-long learning or academics, independent living skills or other settings.
Session C: Inclusive Neighborhoods: Zoning Protections under the Fair Housing Act and Americans with Disabilities Act
Katie Hunt-Thomas, Disability Rights Attorney, Ability Center of Greater Toledo
Since the Supreme Court case of Olmstead v. L.C., the landscape for housing for those with disabilities and the aging has changed significantly from state-sponsored large hospitals, nursing homes, and group homes to integrated, small or independent settings where people with disabilities and the aging are connected to supports in their home. This presentation is an overview of the legal protections against zoning discrimination and the right to reasonable accommodations in zoning. It seeks to educate advocates, educators, students, governments, and any other interested parties on how to further inclusive neighborhoods for people with disabilities.
3:00pm-4:30pm - Ken Campbell Lecture on Disability Policy and Law
Presented by Samuel Bagenstos
Samuel Bagenstos, the Frank G. Millard Professor of Law at the University of Michigan's Law School, specializes in constitutional and civil litigation. He was appointed as the principal deputy assistant attorney general for civil rights at the Department of Justice from 2009 to 2011 where his accomplishments included the promulgation of the 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act regulations—the first comprehensive update of those regulations since they were first promulgated in 1991—and the reinvigoration of the Civil Rights Division's enforcement of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Olmstead v. L.C., which guarantees people with disabilities the right to live and receive services in the most integrated setting appropriate.
