Dreger at Ferris State University
description:
ISNA’s former Director of Medical Education Alice Dreger will provide the keynote address at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, for the university’s Disability Awareness Week. Dr. Dreger’s talk, “Do Funny-Looking Genitals Make You Disabled?” will be at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 30, 2006, in the Masselink Hall Study Lounge.
Below is a tentative schedule for the rest of the day’s activities. Except for the keynote address, all events will be in the Rankin Center Dome Room.
“Exploring Disabilities”:
11:00 am: The Reality Show: What do people really want to know (Len Sawisch)
1:00 pm: The Doctor Will Make You Normal Now: What Should Medicine Be For? (Alice Dreger)
2:00 pm: Sex and Disabilities (Duncan Wyeth)
3:00 pm: Disabilities in Business: Does Being Disabled Make You Funny? (Dan Black)
4:00 pm Surviving Life With Disabilities (Disability Panel)
6:00 pm keynote (see above)
Program organized by Joelle Lynette Sawisch, President of Disability Awareness and Education.
Standard disclaimer: Items posted at the ISNA events site are provided as a public service, and are not necessarily sponsored or endorsed by ISNA. To suggest an event for posting, go to the contact ISNA box at the upper right side of this screen.
Location:
Big Rapids, MI
Copyright © ISNA 1993-2008