Accessibility & Disability 101

This workshop introduces participants to the ideas of accessibility, disability, and ableism both in our current context and throughout history. Learners will go over terminology related to these concepts, investigate their colonial and historical foundations and legacies, and contemporary examples of disability justice. Participants will apply these terms and examples alongside intersecting systems of oppression to unpack the present context and their position within it.

Learning Objectives:

- Understand the terminology surrounding accessibility, disability, and ableism
- Recognize the historical and colonial roots of ableism​
- Reflect on one's positionality within the present-day conversation​

IMPORTANT: Students must register with their official McGill email address in order for the registration to be valid.

Registration link here!

Accessibility: Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) and Our Shared Spaces (OSS) are committed to providing educational content that is accessible to as many audiences as possible, regardless of ability. In the COVID-19 context, our workshops are provided via Zoom with automatic transcription enabled. Our PowerPoints go through an accessibility-checker, and if instructions are provided, they are given verbally and via written text. We provide content warnings throughout the workshop as needed. As a participant, you will have ample opportunity for varied engagement, some examples are via the Zoom chat function, breakout rooms, listening, and verbally in the larger group. There are no scheduled breaks but we encourage participants to take them as needed.

If you have any specific accessibility needs for an Our Shared Spaces workshop, please email oursharedspaces [at] mcgill.ca two business days prior to your workshop, or as soon as possible, so that arrangements can be made.