JMU - 2013 Disability Awareness Week
Watch the story of Kyle's climb up Mt. Kilimanjaro
Watch more videos about Kyle
Please contact the Office of Disability Services with questions or to request assistance
at 540-568-6705 or disability-svcs@jmu.edu
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Please join us for the 4th Annual
disABILITY Awareness Week
March 25-28, 2013
hosted by the Office of Disability Services and campus partners
Monday, March 25
Start off the week with our OPEN HOUSE!
Visit the Office of Disability Services
meet our staff and learn about our work
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free food in Wilson 107
Then head over to a PANEL DISCUSSION
sponsorted by Deloitte Services
titled No Limits: Achieving Success in the Workplace
3pm-5pm
Taylor 405
Deloitte Touche Tohamtsu Limited is proud to present ‘No Limits: Achieving Success in the Workplace’. This presentation will demonstrate how employees who have disabilities achieve success in the business world. Information will be provided on Deloitte’s Ability First Business Resource Group (BRG), which seeks to increase Disability Awareness in the workplace. Additionally, Deloitte Practitioners will provide best practices for students who will soon be seeking internships and full-time job opportunities. The event will be capped off with light refreshments, and a chance for students to interact with Deloitte Practitioners in a casual atmosphere.
Close out the day with FREE MOVIE NIGHT!
"The Hammer"
A coming of age drama following the life of Matt Hamill, the first deaf wrestler to win a National Collegiate Wrestling Championship.
7pm
Moody Hall Auditorium, Rm. 00BA
Tuesday, March 26
KEYNOTE ADDRESS - KYLE MAYNARD
Wilson Hall Auditorium - 7pm
Kyle Maynard is a motivational speaker, author, entrepreneur and athlete. Despite being born with arms that end at the elbows and legs that end near the knees, Kyle has wrestled for one of the best teams in the Southeast, set records in weight lifting, fought in Mixed Martial Arts, and most recently became the first man to crawl on his own to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa.
Watch the story of Kyle's climb up Mt. Kilimanjaro
Watch more videos about Kyle
Wednesday, March 27
ADAPTED SPORTS SHOWCASE
Godwin Gym, 4:30-6pm
Come to Godwin Gym and learn to play some adapted sports like wheelchair basketball, beep baseball, goal ball and more.
Thursday, March 28
FREE MOVIE NIGHT!
"Ray"
Transitions - 6pm
A biopic of the life and career of the legendary R&B pianist, Ray Charles.
