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February 14, 2020

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Spotlight on Black Disability History at OSU


This Black History Month, we recognize
the contribution of Jean Williams
 

Image: A black and white photograph depicts a smiling, young Black woman seated in a wheelchair. Jean Williams wears a patterned blouse, solid pants, glasses, and a head band. Jean is seated in front of a large bookshelf with many books and papers. She is leafing through a stack of papers on her lap.


When Jean Williams enrolled at The Ohio State University in 1962, her friends tried to discourage her from becoming a Buckeye, since fewer than half the buildings on campus could accommodate her wheelchair. But Jean was undaunted, and her brother, a fellow Buckeye, carried her and her chair up flights of stairs to classes.

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Read the full story "Eliminating Obstacles" from The Carmen Collection to learn more about how Buckeyes with disabilities aided in the addition of accessibility features like elevators, ramps, and audible street crossing signs to the OSU Campus. 
 

"Intimacy in Marginalized Bodies: Queerness and Disability"

February 16th, from 12:00 – 1:30 PM
The Ohio Union, Milestones Room

As a part of SASHA's Sex Week 2020, Body Sense is hosting "Intimacy in Marginalized Bodies: Queerness and Disability." It will be held in the Union Milestones Room and be streamed via Carmen Zoom for greater accessibility. Live captioning will be provided for physical and virtual attendees with hearing impairment, deafness, or attention disorders.

  • Carmen Zoom can be accessed at osu.zoom.us/ with OSU credentials, or by non-OSU users online through zoom.us/join (skip Zoom extension download)
     
  • Meeting ID is 975-759-060

The main speakers are disability advocates Andrew Gurza, queer creator of the award-nominated podcast Disability After Dark, and Hannah Soyer, writer and journalist whose clothing line, This Body Is Worthy, benefits disability advocacy organizations. Body Sense will also be closing the event with a presentation on the impacts of chronic and mental illness through the lens of eating disorders' impacts on sexuality.

Non-emergency talk line for students  

Feeling pressure to succeed? Looking for help to manage stress? Trying to manage relationships? Call a Buckeye PAL. The Peer Access Line (PAL) is a non-emergency talk line for students to engage in brief phone conversations to gain support and learn about campus resources. Call the PAL line Monday through Friday 8 p.m.-midnight at 614-514-3333.

Annual OSU Night at COSI:

February 21, from 7-11 PM

All students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend and engage with the center’s dynamic collection of exhibits and educational experiences. A continuous shuttle will provide transportation to and from campus, with the first 1,000 guests receiving free meal vouchers at the door. For additional information, visit go.osu.edu/OSUCOSI.

COSI strives to move toward a learning environment where everyone can explore their interest in science and learn more about their world. It is COSI’s policy to provide the best customer service and reasonable accommodation for our guests with disabilities. For more information, check out the COSI Accessibility and Inclusion Statement for People with Disabilities.
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