 | Pictured is the logo for "Open Doors," which seeks to raise public awareness about disability issues. |
"Open Doors: The Diverse Paths of Disabilities" is the theme of a Yale forum and information fair being held Tuesday and Wednesday, April 13 and 14.
The program, which is free and open to the public, aims to increase awareness of and educate the community about disability issues through film, video, discussions and presentations. The events will be held in the lecture hall and Memorabilia Room of Sterling Memorial Library, 120 High St.
The event will open on Tuesday with a reception at 6 p.m., followed by a screening of "Rolling: life in a wheelchair," a documentary produced and introduced by Gretchen Berland, assistant professor of internal medicine. For "Rolling," three individuals in wheelchairs -- Galen Buckwalter, Vicki Elman and Ernie Wallengren -- used specially designed video cameras to document their activities for 18 months. The resulting film offers viewers a real-time perspective and physical point-of-view of life in a wheelchair.
On Wednesday at 10 a.m., participants will be welcomed by Dr. Stephanie Spangler, deputy provost for biomedical and health affairs, and Roman Kuc, professor of engineering and chair of the Provost's Advisory Committee on Resources for Students and Employees with Disabilities. This will be followed by a panel discussion featuring two presentations -- one on the history of disability services at Yale, presented by Matan Koch '02; the other on the laws pertaining to disability in education and employment, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act, presented by Caroline Hendel, Yale associate general counsel.
From noon to 6:30 p.m., products, services and information related to supporting individuals with disabilities will be on exhibit in the Memorabilia Room.
At 1 p.m., Yale senior Sabrina Sadique, resident of SNAPS (Special Needs and Peer Services), will discuss how able-bodied students help students with physical limitations and injuries. Lloyd Suttle, deputy provost for undergraduate and graduate programs, will give an overview of the physical changes that have been made to campus buildings to improve access for wheelchair use.
There will be a session on computer-based voice recognition technology, an innovation with ramifications beyond the area of disability, at 2:30 p.m. Enrico Melchiorri of EM Enterprises will demonstrate the technology and answer questions about it.
"Disability Etiquette," a panel exploring what is or is not appropriate behavior in relation to people with various disabilities, will begin at 3:30 p.m. The panel will include people with disabilities who will share their personal experiences.
"How Difficult Can This Be: Understanding Learning Disabilities," a Public Broadcasting System program about a workshop that simulates the experience of having learning disabilities, will be shown at 5 p.m. The organizers says that this program is especially aimed at members of the faculty and future teachers.
The program will conclude at 7 p.m. with a multi-media presentation about the process of translating Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" into American Sign Language (ASL). School of Drama alumnus Peter Novak, now a faculty member at the University of San Francisco, will discuss the challenges of using blank verse, rhyme and song in ASL. He will also present some of the original research that was used within the translation itself, showing how literary theory can be included within the ASL translation.
"Open Doors: The Diverse Paths of Disabilities" is sponsored by Yale University Provost's Advisory Committee on Resources for Students and Employees with Disabilities, with support from the City of New Haven's Department of Services for Persons with Disabilities, the University's Office of Environmental Health and Safety and Yale Media Services. Assistance toward this event has been given by Yale's SNAPS and Quota International Inc., 5th District.
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