Macomb, Ill. — Celebrating Disability Culture Day will be held from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 on the first floor of Western Illinois University's Multicultural Center.
Celebrating Disability Culture Day is designed to recognize the significance of the disability rights movement and disability culture. This year, participants can take guided tours of displays that highlight the progression of the disability rights movement.
According to Gretchen Steil Weiss, a learning specialist for Western's Disability Resource Center, “The tour will also focus in part on stereotypes of disabilities and the social implications of those stereotypes.”
The event is free and open to the campus community. Proof will be provided for students who are attending for class credit.
Celebrating Disability Culture Day is a collaboration between Western's Disability Resource Center, Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Students for Disability Awareness and the Multicultural Center.
For more information, contact Western's Disability Resource Center (309) 298-2512 or email disability@wiu.edu.
# Source: The McDonough County Voice Sep 29, 2011
http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/lifestyle/calendar/x1726046208/Celebrating-Disability-Culture-Day-Oct-6
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