Georgetown’s Disability Cultural Initiative on March 15 hosted “ACDC: Art Celebrating Disability Culture” (ACDC), a performance showcase that celebrated disability through students’ song and dance.
Amy...
A Georgetown University professor published the second issue of a research journal on the philosophical study of disability in November exploring the diverse meanings of disability in society.
Professor...
The Disability Cultural Initiative (DCI) built a ramp out of legos during a two-day event in Red Square to promote accessibility on Georgetown University’s campus.
The event — titled “Ramping...
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Modern emergency notification technologies,...
On Oct. 13, disability studies took center stage in Red Square at Ramping Up for Access, an event hosted by the Disability Cultural Initiative.
Amy Kenny, inaugural director of the initiative,...
A Georgetown University professor is releasing a new book, titled “All Our Families: Disability Lineage and the Future of Kinship,” about destigmatizing discussions on disability in familial lineages.
Jennifer...
Immigration policy is disability policy, panelists said at a Nov. 16 event that explored the intersection of disability, access to health care and immigration in the United States.
At the event titled...
Following a current pilot program, Georgetown University will introduce a three-week disability ethics module into “Intro to Ethics” course syllabi.
A three-week disability ethics module is being...
No student should face obstacles — physical or institutional — to their education or university resources.
The Editorial Board calls on Georgetown University to create a Disability Cultural Center...
Although both disability studies and medicine aim to promote flourishing and alleviate suffering, they diverge on whether disability is a societal or pathological identity. However, because diagnosis...
Whenever I’m asked to explain what disability studies is, I usually don’t know where to begin. Part of the problem is the words themselves. Learning the language of DS is a practice of design, of...
Georgetown University Campus Ministry removed the name of the former Jean Vanier Cabin at the Calcagnini Contemplative Center because of an independent inquiry released Feb. 22 that confirmed multiple...
