Scholars on Tap: The Disability Experience

About This Event

This year faculty and staff will give brief talks related to the disability experience. The complete lineup of speakers is below. This event is co-sponsored by the Fitchburg State Student Government Association and the Center for Faculty Scholarship. 

• "The Epic Story of Disability Heritage" By Kisha Tracy, Chair and Professor, English Studies
• “It Runs in the Family: Pandemic, Disability, and Intergenerational Trauma Across 100 Years” By J.J. Sylvia IV, Associate Professor, Communications Media 
• “Media Representation of Disability” By Viera Lorencova, Professor, Communications Media 
• “Disability Politics: Representation, Candidate Evaluation, and Policy Support” By Kyle Hull, Assistant Professor, Economics, History, and Political Science
• “Disability vs. Accessibility: How Language Shapes Policy, Practice, and Lived Experience” By Emily Stark, Director of Disability Services 
• “Leading Campus Digital Accessibility: Preparing LibGuides for Title II Compliance” By Olivia Rossetti, Associate LIbrarian, Instruction and Community Engagement and Meghan Kelly, Assistant Librarian, Reference & Research Services
• “Supporting Executive Function with Higher Ed” By Rebekka Farquharson, MAIPSE/PIE Program Coordinator and Sarah Lewis, PIE/MAIPSE Educational Coach 
• “The Chronic Life Begins with Forgiveness: A Spoonies Guide to College” By Heather Urbanski, Associate Professor, English Studies
• “Parenting a Terminally Ill Child: Navigating Life, Career, and Family” By Ben Kadamus, Assistant Dean for Student Engagement