February 17, 2015

Disability Awareness Month Free Activities

Author: Cindy Quillen

Office of the Vice President for Ethics and Compliance and Office of Institutional Equity Present: DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH

For more information and to register, please visit: www.purdue.edu/ethics/oie/upcoming.html

LECTURES AND GUEST SLECTURES SPEAKERSPEAKERSPEAKERS
Brian Petraits: Making Your Community a Livable Community
Tuesday, March 3, 2015; 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.


Preventing Suicide Among LGBTQ Service Members
Co-Presented by the LGBTQ Center, Veterans Success Center, & Counseling and Psychological Services
Co-Sponsored by the LGBTQ Center and MFRI
Tuesday, March 10, 2015; 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Wheelchair Ballroom Dancing Featuring Frank Epperson
Friday, March 13, 2015; 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

David Bowker: A Life Not Otherwise Specified
Tuesday, March 24, 2015; 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

I Wish People Knew… (Panel Discussion); Moderated by the Disability Resource Center
Tuesday, March 31, 2015; 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.


WEB ACCESSIBILITY
Web Accessibility: What It Is, How It Applies To You, and Helpful Resources; Co-Presented by IT Teaching & Learning Technologies
Monday, March 16, 2015; 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Building Blocks to Creating Accessible Word Documents and PowerPoint Slides
Co-Presented by IT Teaching & Learning Technologies
Monday, March 16, 2015; 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. & Monday, March 23, 2015; 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Compliance Sheriff Panel Discussion; Co-Presented by IT Teaching & Learning Technologies
Wednesday, March 18, 2015;1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Compliance Sheriff Training; Co-Presented by IT Teaching & Learning Technologies
Wednesday, March 18, 2015; 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Building Blocks to Creating Accessible PDFs; Co-Presented by IT Teaching & Learning Technologies
Thursday, March 19, 2015; 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. & Wednesday, March 25, 2015; 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.


TRAINING WORKSHOPS
Assistive Technology Center Open House
Friday, March 6, 2015; 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Assistive Technology in Agriculture and Gardening; Presented by the Purdue AgrAbility Project and Life Essentials
Wednesday, March 11, 2015; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities (including Autism Safety)
Presented by the Campus Emergency Preparedness and Planning Office and Purdue Fire Department
Thursday, March 12, 2015; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Advance Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Workshops
NOTE: The Risk Management Employment Claims Initiative Module 2 – Americans with Disabilities Act online training is a pre-requisite for these courses. There are two advanced sessions offered:
Supervisors: Tuesday, March 17, 2015; 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Non-supervisors: Thursday, March 19, 2014; 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Ensuring Events Are Accessible; Co-Presented and Co-Sponsored by Purdue Memorial Union
Friday, March 20, 2015; 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

What is Project Eye To Eye?; Presented by the Disability Resource Center
Monday, March 23, 2015; 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

All sessions are free and open to the public. For questions, please contact the Office of Institutional Equity at (765) 494-7253 or equity@purdue.edu.