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Disability Studies, Decarceration, and Collective Liberation

Date & Time

Thursday, October 26, 2023, 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

Category

Disability Awareness Month at Rutgers

Location

Zoom Event

Information

Sponsored by the Disability Studies Program at Rutgers–Newark and the Department of Urban Education at Rutgers–Newark.

Open to students, faculty, staff, and the community.

What is disability studies? Carceral ableism? The special education to prison pipeline? How do these systems play a role in our K-20 education settings and what are the ways we can work toward collective liberation?

disability studies, decarceration, and collective libration

Join us for a conversation with national experts in prison abolition, disability studies, youth organizing, and inclusive education.

Panelists:

Facilitators:

  • Lauren Shallish, Rutgers–Newark
  • Audrey Wilson, Rutgers–Camden
  • Samuel Quiles, Rutgers–Newark

Learn more about the first disability studies program at Rutgers.

Register to attend this Zoom event.

Accessibility Services:

  • Captioning
  • American Sign Language interpreter

If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the access provided, please call Lauren Shallish at 973-353-3533 or email lauren.shallish@rutgers.edu in advance of your participation.