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Transforming Perspectives of Disability with Cindy Clough

October 22, 2020 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT

Cindy Clough

Transforming Perspectives of Disability: This session will provide participants with a transformative perspective of disability that promotes the humanity, dignity, and civil rights of those who live with disabilities. Debunking the myths of disability will include an active examination of the historical and contemporary representation of disability across multiple public platforms. Participants will differentiate between traditional medicalized perspectives of disability and social perspectives that center advocacy, activism, and inclusivity.

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Cynthia Clough, Ph.D., OT/L is an Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy at Mount Mary University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Having spent over 30 years in the profession of occupational therapy, she has developed an unwavering commitment to building equity and inclusivity for all people who experience social and institutional marginalization. This commitment is realized in her leadership and teaching pertaining to the historic and current marginalization of people with disabilities, accessibility of educational and community systems and structures, institutionalized racism and racial biases, and disparities in education, health, and life outcomes.

Cindy Clough

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Date:
October 22, 2020
Time:
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm UTC+0
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