JMU - Disability Awareness Week 2012
Disability Awareness Week 2012
March 26 -30, 2012
Keynote- Judith Heumann
Date: Monday, 3/26/12
Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Festival Ballroom
The Office of Disability Services and the Center for International Stabilization and Recovery welcome Judith E. Heumann as the Keynote Speaker. Ms. Heumann is an internationally recognized leader in the disability community and a lifelong civil rights advocate for disadvantaged people. She has been appointed Special Advisor for International Disability Rights at the U.S. Department of State.
Learn more about Judith Heumann at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/144458.htm
Learn more about CISR at http://maic.jmu.edu/
Open House- Tour the Office of Disability Services
Date: Wednesday, 3/28/12 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Location: Wilson 107, 103, 104 and 208
Movie Nights
Blindsight
Date: Wednesday, 3/28/12 at 6:00 p.m.
Location: Warren Hall - Transitions
Featuring Erik Weihenmayer from Team No Limits on ABC'S Expedition Impossible, this film is et against the breathtaking backdrop of the Himalayas. Blindsight follows the gripping adventure of six Tibetan teenagers who set out to climb the 23,000 foot Lhakpa Ri on the north side of Mount Everest. http://www.blindsightthemovie.com/index.html
The King’s Speech
Date: Thursday, 3/29/12 at 6:00 p.m.
Location: Warren Hall - Transitions
This multiple Acadamy Award winning film is based on the true story of King George VI. THE KING'S SPEECH follows the Royal Monarch's quest to find his voice. http://www.kingsspeech.com/index.html
Commons (SWEW) - Best Buddies Spread the Word to End the Word
Date: 3/26, 27 & 28 - Various Times
Location: Commons
Faculty Workshop - hosted by CFI, IVS & ODS 
Date: Thursday, 3/29
from 11:00 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Location: IVS Suite/Roop 2nd floor
Sports Showcase - Interactive Adaptive Sports Showcase 
Date: Friday, 3/30/12 from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Sponsored by
The Office of Disability Services
and Partners:
Student Success
Student Affairs and University Planning
The Office of Equal Opportunity
The Center for Multicultural Student Services
The Center for Faculty Innovation
The Center for International Stabilization and Recovery
The Institute for Visual Studies
The Department of Kinesiology
Best Buddies
