uodsp: FW: AEC's 2017 Disability Awareness Event with Maysoon Zayid!

[Heidi von Ravensberg]

Please join us for AEC's 2017 Disability Awareness Event with Maysoon Zayid!

Maysoon is an internationally-acclaimed Palestinian-American writer, actor, and comedian. Her comedy cheerfully smashes open stereotypes of gender, ethnicity, and disability, insisting that "the world is broken, but I have come to the conclusion that we can fix it" (TEDxAthens 2014). She is co-founder/co-executive producer of the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival and tours internationally. She also spends several months a year leading arts advocacy workshops for disabled refugee youth in the Palestinian Territories. Her viral 2013 TEDWomen talk can be accessed here: https://www.ted.com/talks/maysoon_zayid_i_got_99_problems_palsy_is_just_one.

What: AEC's 2017 Disability Awareness Event with Maysoon Zayid
Where: Straub 156, University of Oregon campus
When: June 2nd 6pm (Refreshments served at 5pm)
Cost: FREE!
The Accessible Education Center promotes access and full and inclusion of students with disabilities into the university environment. We are located in 164 Oregon Hall and welcome appointments from students, as well as inquiries from parents, and consultations with faculty/staff.

This event is proudly co-sponsored by the UO AccessAbility Student Union, UO Academic Affairs, the UO College of Education, ASUO Women's Center, the UO Arab Student Union, the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, and the UO Theatre Arts Department.

This event will be ASL interpreted and captioned.

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