EC Symposium 2022: Disability and Intersectionality - Teaching Disability Justice with We Move Together (CTLE 1.5)
Join us for the fourth annual Early Childhood Symposium at Brooklyn Public Library. This year, we will explore Disability and Intersectionality in Early Childhood Classrooms. In a series of three workshops, educators will explore:
- What is intersectionality and how do multiple identities (race, gender) impact young children with disabilities?
- How does intersectionality impact the day-to-day work: what happens in the classroom and referral process and how do we address these issues?
- What are the needs of kids and families with disabilities and how do we support them?
- Ableism and Microaggressions: How do we talk to young children about disability to promote inclusion and foster an anti-ableist mindset?
Workshop #1: Teaching Disability Justice with We Move Together (CTLE 1.5)
We Move Together is a picture book that follows a group of disabled and non-disabled kids as they creatively negotiate everyday ableist barriers and find joy and connection in disability culture and community. In this webinar, the creators behind We Move Together will talk about the experiences that led them to write this book and discuss how the key principles of disability justice can shape and guide our learning. The creators will then read from their picture book and introduce participants to sample activities found in the book’s accompanying free learning guide which includes 60+ pages of curriculum and printable templates aimed to support conversations about disability, accessibility, community building, and disability justice.
Speakers:
Kelly Fritsch is a disabled writer, educator, and parent living in Ottawa with her two kids and mischievous cat, Loulou. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Carleton University and Director of the Disability Justice and Crip Culture Collaboratory.
Anne McGuire is an associate professor in the program for Critical Studies in Equity and Solidarity at the University of Toronto, where she teaches courses in disability studies and disabled childhoods. She is the author of War on Autism: On the Cultural Logic of Normative Violence.
Eduardo Trejos is a Costa Rican multi-disciplinary artist. A lover of color, insatiable reader, and parent of three boys, he currently lives in Toronto where he works as a graphic designer.
All educators of young children are welcome and encouraged to attend, including caregivers, formal and informal childcare providers, paraprofessionals, teaching assistants, etc...
The 2022 Early Childhood Symposium is supported by the City's First Readers initiative of the NY City Council.
Join us for the fourth annual Early Childhood Symposium at Brooklyn Public Library. This year, we will explore Disability and Intersectionality in Early Childhood Classrooms. In a series of three workshops, educators will explore:
- What is intersectionality and how do multiple identities (race, gender) impact young children with disabilities?
- How does intersectionality impact the day-to-day work: what happens in the classroom and referral process and how do we address these issues?
- What are the needs of kids and families with disabilities and how do we support them?
- Ableism and Microaggressions: How do we talk to young children about disability to promote inclusion and foster an anti-ableist mindset?
Workshop #1: Teaching Disability Justice with We Move Together (CTLE 1.5)
We Move Together is a picture book that follows a group of disabled and non-disabled kids as they creatively negotiate everyday ableist barriers and find joy and connection in disability culture and community. In this webinar, the creators behind We Move Together will talk about the experiences that led them to write this book and discuss how the key principles of disability justice can shape and guide our learning. The creators will then read from their picture book and introduce participants to sample activities found in the book’s accompanying free learning guide which includes 60+ pages of curriculum and printable templates aimed to support conversations about disability, accessibility, community building, and disability justice.
Speakers:
Kelly Fritsch is a disabled writer, educator, and parent living in Ottawa with her two kids and mischievous cat, Loulou. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Carleton University and Director of the Disability Justice and Crip Culture Collaboratory.
Anne McGuire is an associate professor in the program for Critical Studies in Equity and Solidarity at the University of Toronto, where she teaches courses in disability studies and disabled childhoods. She is the author of War on Autism: On the Cultural Logic of Normative Violence.
Eduardo Trejos is a Costa Rican multi-disciplinary artist. A lover of color, insatiable reader, and parent of three boys, he currently lives in Toronto where he works as a graphic designer.
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