Disability Studies Mini-Symposium
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Join us Feb. 9, 2026, and California State University, San Bernardino, at the Faculty Center for Excellence, as we uplift the voices of disabled and neurodivergent people in a scholarly and practical celebration of neurodiversity and disability studies.
Open to practitioners, parents, self advocates, scholars, educators, providers and more, this is an event that is a great fit for all people, as we seek to understand and address the societal and institutional barriers faced by disabled people, while simultaneously elevating the lived experience of disabled and/or neurodivergent people in these critical conversations.
The day will include amazing features such as two world renowned disabilty studies speakers, a neurodivergent poetry reading, neurodivergent-made snacks and refreshments, and a custom-curated film screening of disability short films with a panel to follow. Please join us in this ground-breaking symposium, the first of its kind in the Inland Empire.
Our event will feature Timothy Dolmage of "Academic Ableism" and Kathy Kudlick of the Longmore Institute on Disability, plus many more great features. Snacks by neurodivergent catering team, a therapy dog visit, neurodivergent poetry reading, and the superfest film showcase-- This is an event in community, with community, and by community.
Schedule:
- 8:30-9 Opening ceremony with neurodivergent poem to open event
- 9-10:45 Superfest Film showcase with panel
- 11-12 Speaker Dr. Jay Timothy Dolmage
- 12-1 Lunch, DJ and Therapy dogs
- 1-2 Speaker Dr. Cathy Kudlick
- 2:15-3:15 Neurodivergent Poetry Showcase
- 3:15 Closing
Sponsored by: Services to Students with Disabilities, Office of Academic Research, Disability Studies Minor
