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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="color:black">December 3<sup>rd</sup></span><span style="color:black"> was</span><span style="color:black"> the
</span></b><a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/day-of-persons-with-disabilities"><b>International Day of People with Disabilities</b></a><b><span style="color:black">. Continue to
</span><span style="color:black">elebrate</span><span style="color:black"> disabilty</span><span style="color:black"> by considering a proposal for the twentyfirst annual Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion & Disability</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> <span style="color:black">Save the Date – Submit a Proposal</span></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Participate
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">in <span style="color:black">the </span>
Twen<span style="color:black">ty-First</span> Annual </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion & Disability</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt">:<span style="color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Disability as Context</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">April
<span style="color:black">19 & 20, 2021</span></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Call for Presentations</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:black">"It is time to move beyond the letter of the law to the spirit of the law; to shift our focus from redressing human and environmental problems through remedial design to preventing problems through holistic
design."</span></i><span style="color:black"> -Leslie Kanes Weisman</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The Multiple Perspectives conference is offered to encourage the kind of change suggested by Leslie Kanes Weisman; to expand knowledge, understanding and, community resources through the synergy
of collaboration. This year we consider disability as context, even in its absence disability sets a stage for our experience. Join us in exploring
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">How is disability experienced across race, religion, gender, age and geography?</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">How is disability reflected in work, education, commerce and leisure?</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">How can disability transform our environment, culture and politics?</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Examine the foundations of access or design an inclusive future by submitting a proposal. Presentations that encourage discussion across the typical social and disciplinary boundaries; connect individuals
to local, national or international communities; or consider parallels, distinctions and intersections with race, gender and ethnicity will be given a preference.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">This Year’s conference will have a virtual component, In-person participation will be determined based on safety consideration
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Proposal </span>
</b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Deadline is on </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="http://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Ed_Roberts:_The_Father_of_Independent_Living"><b><span style="color:#007FFF;text-decoration:none">Ed Roberts’ Birthday</span></b></a><b> (January
23, 2021)</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Submit Proposals at:</span><span style="color:black">
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://ada.osu.edu/multiple-perspectives-conference/presentations-2021">2021 Multiple Perspectives</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="http://disstudies.org/"><span style="color:#007FFF">2021 SDS@OSU</span></a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The Multiple Perspective’s Conference and the Ohio State University’s Disability Studies Program will continue their partnership with the Society for Disability Studies to host an SDS preconference
and strand again at this year’s Multiple Perspective’s conference. The SDS@OSU<b> 2021 theme: DEEP SIGH:</b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
<b><span style="color:black">(Re)Centering Activism, Healing, Radical Love, Emotional Connection and Breathing Spaces in Intersectional Communities</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://ada.osu.edu/multiple-perspectives-conference/poster-competition">The Ethel Louise Armstrong Student Poster Competitions</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Multiple Perspectives Conference encourages students to network with professionals, the community, and scholars who share their interests in disability at its annual student poster reception. Students
can submit posters based on thesis or dissertation research, art & performance, class projects or papers. A generous gift from the Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation funds several awards each year. Details on the 2021 competitions will be released in a few
before the first of the year. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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