SJSU iSchool’s Celebration of Disability Pride Month

Webcast July 17, 2024 Chancey Fleet Adriana Lebrón White Theodore Szpakowski Brea McQueen JJ Pionke nicholae cline

Please join the San José State University School of Information for its first-ever symposium in celebration of Disability Pride Month.

The recording will be posted here as soon as it is available.

AGENDA

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

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

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

Chancey Fleet: Assistive Technology Coordinator, New York Public Library

Panel Discussion (11:00 – 11:55 a.m. Pacific Time)

Adriana Lebrón White: Children’s Librarian, Seguin Public Library
Theodore Szpakowski: Student Assistant, Musselman Library, Gettysburg College
Brea McQueen: Student Success Librarian, Miami University – Hamilton
JJ Pionke: Instructor of Information, Syracuse University
nicholae cline: Librarian for Media Studies, Gender Studies, & Philosophy, Indiana University Bloomington Libraries

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

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SJSU iSchool’s Celebration of Disability Pride Month

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Chancey Fleet
Assistive Technology Coordinator, New York Public Library

Adriana Lebrón White
Children's Librarian, Seguin Public Library

Theodore Szpakowski
Student Assistant, Musselman Library, Gettysburg College

Brea McQueen
Student Success Librarian, Miami University - Hamilton

JJ Pionke
Instructor of Information, Syracuse University

nicholae cline
Librarian for Media Studies, Gender Studies, & Philosophy, Indiana University Bloomington Libraries

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