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FRIDAY, SEPT. 21 to MONDAY, SEPT. 24, 2012 VOLUME 108 ISSUE 13
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‘Restore the light’ with Brown Bags for Diversity K IM CLARK News Editor The Center on Disability Studies will kick off Brown Bags for Diversity at 12:30 p.m. today in the Architecture Building Auditorium. Brown Bags for Diversity is a festival that will showcase award-winning films today, Oct. 12 and Nov. 9. There will also be a speaker on Nov. 30. A discussion will follow each event. “What we are trying to do with this Brown Bag series is really to look at disability as a form of a diversity and to really expand the idea of what diversity is, to raise awareness about diversity issues from around the world,” said CDS special projects coordinator Chamaine Crockett.
E D U C AT I O N A L F I L M S Today’s fi lm is “Restoring the Light,” about a doctor who travels to Chinese villages to bring healthcare to the disabled. “Who Cares About Kelsey” will be shown Oct. 12, and it is about a young woman’s challenges throughout high school. The final film of the series, “ The Glass House,” shares the story of four girls in a rehabilitation center in Iran and will be shown Nov. 9. “They [the fi lms] portray disabilities from not just one point of view, but from many, so
it’s not just an academic talking about disabilities or an advocate talking about disabilities, there’s both,” said CDS academic and educational specialist Samantha Siscon. The Brown Bag series will conclude with a lecture about how to make the university accessible for all, Crockett said.
R A I S I N G AWA R E N E S S Crockett said the festival is meant to educate people and that many are unaware of issues because they often do not have the opportunity to interact with those with disabilities. “Our aim is to raise awareness, to build solidarity, and to really increase understanding of what diversity means,” Crockett said. “Diversity is beautiful – the concept is a beautiful thing –but 80 percent of persons with disabilities just in the U.S. alone live in abject poverty.” The Center on Disability Studies was established in 1988 and is a member of the Association of University Centers on Disability, which “focuses on education, research, and service activities which impact upon the quality of life of persons with disabilities in each state,” according to its website.
“Restoring Restoring the Light” Light focuses on Dr. Zhang Xubin, who runs a non-profit mobile eye clinic in China. COURTESY OF SAMANTHA SISCON
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