Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity

Featuring #PacRim2021 Closing Keynote Presenter Haben Girma TODAY (6-7p HST) Moderated by Session Discussant Kapua‘ala Sproat William S. Richardson School of Law Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law ---...Continue reading

Featured #PacRim2021 welcome CONNECTION SESSION with Topic Chairs and Co-Chairs. March 1 and March 2, 2021, 9:00-9:45am HST Annie Moriyasu - Creativity and the Arts Chair Dr. Raphael Raphael - Creativity and the Arts Co- Chair Jennifer Tarnay - Deaf Community Chair... Rosalind Kia - Deaf Community Co-Chair Dr. Holly Manaseri - Education, Teaching, and Classroom Practices Chair Robyn Rice - Education, Teaching, and Classroom Practices Co-Chair Dr. Bob Stodden - Employment Chair Lesley Fukushima - Employment Co-Chair Camille Dang - Family and Community Engagement Chair Dr. Caryl Hitchcock - Family and Community Engagement Co-Chair Dr. Leslie Okoji - Flourishing, Well-being, and Social-Emotional Learning Chair Marla Arquero - Flourishing, Well-being, and Social-Emotional Learning Co-Chair Lisa Uyehara - Indigenous Knowledge, Perspectives, and Approaches Chair Jerrik Feliciano - Indigenous Knowledge, Perspectives, and Approaches Co-Chair Dr. Thomas Conway - Online Learning and Technology Chair Dr. Peter Leong - Online Learning and Technology Co-Chair Eric Folk - Transition, Inclusive Postsecondary Education, and Self Determination Chair Dr. Cindi May - Transition, Inclusive Postsecondary Education, and Self Determination Co-Chair Learn more and register at https://pacrim.coe.hawaii.edu --- IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Media Banner of Connections sessions. Photo of presenters and names. Conference logo. Text includes information listed above.

Proudly welcoming, #PacRim2021 Keynote Presenter, Judy Brewer, Director of Web Accessibility Initiative, W3C Monday, March 1, 2021, 12:00-1:30pm, HST (virtual) Log on NOW to learn more about #Accessibility #W3C Attendees check-out the agenda at pacrim.coe.hawaii.edu... --- Judy Brewer directs the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Her work includes coordinating development of standards and guidelines for accessibility of the Web, and other technologies that are converging onto the web including mobile, digital publishing, web of things, and augmentative and virtual reality; also improving resources for evaluation of Web sites; developing education and outreach resources; exploring research which may impact future Web accessibility; and promoting harmonization of web accessibility standards internationally. WAI standards and guidelines have been taken up by many organizations and governments around the world to help ensure equal access to the digital world for people with disabilities. Current interests include expanding access to digital accessibility for people in under-resourced regions and communities around the world, and exploring the potential of improved telepresence to improve remote connections between people with disabilities in an accessible and carbon-conserving manner. Brewer is a Principal Research Scientist at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. Prior to joining W3C, she worked on initiatives to increase access to assistive technology and mainstream information and communications technology. She has a background in management, technical writing, education, applied linguistics, disability advocacy, and biotechnology. Awards include the Newell Perry Award from the US National Federation of the Blind in 2014; the Migel Medal from the American Foundation for the Blind in 2015; and the ACM SIGACCESS Award for Outstanding Contributions to Computing and Accessibility in 2018. Her 2019 TEDxMIT talk explores why we need an accessible digital future. #VirtualConference #International #Disability #Diversity

Don't forget to join us online today (1:00pm HST) to welcome Superfest Disability Film Festival featured films: --- Sign at All Times (8 minutes): A young skateboarder shares his journey to find pride in his Deaf identity.... High Flying Jade Film (22 minutes): Follow the true story of a bi-polar American white woman who tries to manage her unique brain chemistry by running away to join the circus in H Chí Minh City. Wheelchair Wendy (6 minutes): An eager-to-please doll in a wheelchair is placed in the perfect world of the narcissistic Barbara, and must find a way to fit in or be thrown in the trash. Indimenticabile (20 minutes): Luna, who has Cerebral Palsy, and Angel, a sexworker, share an unusual story of love, which challenges the cages and the judgment of others. Single (14 minutes): Kim, who was born with one arm, gets set up on a blind date. When she finally meets Jake, she quickly realizes he also has a physical disability, and she is pissed. My Grito ( 5 minutes): A story about a young man, Cristian, and his love for mariachi music, which leads him to seek out his own grito for his communication device. --- Learn more at https://pacrim.coe.hawaii.edu --- IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Superfest Film Festival Media Banner. Logos and titles & images of films: Sign at All Times; High Flying Jade; Wheelchair Wendy; Indimenticabile; Single; My Grito. Tuesday, March 2, 2021, 1-3pm, HST (virutal).

Today, 2:30pm HST, Resources for Family Engagement in Education, Hawai’i Statewide Family Engagement Center Register and access virtual session at at pacrim.coe.hawaii.edu ---...Continue reading

TOMORROW #CDS Community/Consumer Advisory Members Info Session at https://tinyurl.com/HIUCEDD-CAC April 14, 2021, 12:00pm ---... Community/Consumer Advisory Council (CAC) is to provide input into overall activities and our 5-year strategic plan for our Center (Center on Disability Studies, HI University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities) Benefits of CAC member: - Gain leadership experience - Learn about national and state issues on disabilities - Provide input in making decisions about activities that supports individuals with disabilities - Meet and collaborate with other individuals who have similar interest about disability issues - Stipends - Conference attendance We are currently looking for 2-3 individuals with disabilities and/or family members of individuals with disabilities to be a member of our CAC. If you are interested, please register and come to the information session that will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at noon. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/HIUCEDD-CAC --- Please consider sharing to your network College of Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, Review of Disability Studies, Comprehensive Service Center for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind, Hire Abilities Hawaii, Hawaii Disability Rights Center, SAAC Hawaii, SPIN - Special Parent Information Network, Assistive Technology Resource Centers of Hawaii (ATRC). Your help is greatly appreciated. --- IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Photo of five CAC members in meeting, CDS, UHM, COE logos. And text "Seeking New CAC Members! The Center on Disability Studies (CDS) is calling for individuals with disabilities to be a Community Advisory Council (CAC) member. Interested? Register for an information session on April 14, 2021, 12- 1 pm at https://tinyurl.com/HIUCEDD-CAC