Join the San Jose State University School of Information for is symposium in celebration of National Deaf History Month. 

AGENDA

I. Welcome (10:00 – 10:05 a.m. Pacific Time)

• Dr. Anthony Chow, PhD, Professor and Director, SJSU iSchool

II. Opening Keynote Address (10:05 – 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time)

• KayCee Choi: Branch Manager, Grauwyler Park Branch, Dallas Public Library
• Alicia Deal: Former Librarian and Former President of the DAERG

III. National Deaf History Month: Silence to Pride Panel Discussion (11:00 – 11:55 a.m. Pacific Time)

• Brenden Gilbert: Technology Leader, CEO, and Accessibility Advocate in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
• Evelyn Keolian: Children’s Librarian at Chicago Public Library, Founder and Co-chair of the CPL Diversability Advocacy Committee, and Adjunct Professor of American Sign Language at Oakton College
• Sadia R. Khan: Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor for Texas Workforce Solutions-Vocational Rehabilitation Services
• Brad McKenna: Technology Librarian, Wilmington Memorial Library in Massachusetts

IV. Concluding Remarks (11:55 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time)